Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 12

< THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897-24 PAGES.- LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Academy of Mustc. The Land of the Living. tijou ‘Theater.— Richard & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels. ‘Theater.— Creston Clarke in ¢ Last of His Rac Grand Opera House.—The Span of Life.” ceum Theater.—Irwin Bros.’ vafayctte Square Opera House.—“‘The O14 Homestea New Natloral Theater—“Miss Francis of | i Yale.” Willard Hall Vitaseope Exhibition of the Blograph. Hall. adjoining Columbia Thea- Vitascope reet.The Crystal Maze. For Amusements see page 24 o EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Norfolk for Norfolk and Fortress 7 p.m. e 12% street and Pennsylva- r for Arlington hourly from § to S pm. Steamer Ha Randall r Colonial Reach and river landings at 7 é T, 1103 G st. or Spring Lamb and New York Roast go wing, Center Mar- co. sfacturers of best goods. CAPITAL CITY Guarante Tu 1 to produce a thick, Bulbs, Gladiola diums, Fresh Flo: ete. P. MANN & C( h st n.w., opp. nter Market. torf. Of a hundred broadly advertised whisky brands few among local connoisseurs ttained the popularity of Chr. Xander’s ree Old Reserve, $4 gal.. and Special Family Rye, $3 gai. i) 7th Ad owriting T page. Plantation, standard 5e. al z - ‘SAND BLA BORNOT, 1108 G st. TRICT. ©. A. Fair. of the athletic i Young Men's be i CURTAIL AL CITY AND DIs Colored YY. u. The fair for eneti the Ir iation will opened . M street between 1 . Monday ev ntinue for three Greener wil of Co! 2 ichard T. open ir night, the hour being E An interesting program otf . Which includes mus as nged for each ev will be a $1.25 To Baltimore and Re- $1. turn vin Pt ia Railroad. and will be v Monday, Mar Sun- 1 for . le. per foot. Libbey & Co. ment. ——— Dr. Rogers’ Lecture. udience heard Rev. Dr. A. G. ver his lecture on “The Need of Bible and Ancient Documents” at the h of Our Father last night. The lec- was illustrated by about one hundred fifty handsome stereopticon views d under the direction of Mr. P. B. was enjoya' more 1] ted lectures are to one next Tuesday, glish Bibi a next on he given in th The History cf 1_another Friday Triumphs of oo loney to lend at 5 and 6 per cent on reat Frank T. Rawlings, 1005 Pa. av > Veterans’ League. At a meeting of the Vet League eld at Grand Army Hall last evening. of Me SH © league: R. J . was appointed to act E Ane mmander Hopkins of the : reinstat ment for veteran: ernment. were tration for Ss of veterans per foot. Gth & N.Y. av. on artists se- xposition are —Adyt at Veerhott's ¢ ——+ Will Filed. illips as e afternoon. ceive the nd tne remaining the testatrix’s husband, hos. J. Phillips, for life. At his death the goes to the seven daughters. ae See hted Railroad Trains uml frequent travelers ap- luxury ted cars are lighted ht, the finest for a the world. trains to New York, Pailadelphia more frem fon, New Jersey eg Christian Endeavor. An audience that filled the auditorium of F rst Presb: last vian Church to the doors ra lecture on followed by ing to and it lelegates next July be in from the inter: nal Christian End ronvention, which ts to be held San Francisco. The lecturer was W. A. of Philadelph t over the route who in January making arrange- the Philaiel- unions, who fanizations at has succe those Mr. Gillesy naged convention trips for th ns for the past five years, and n his position this year. Upon invitation of the local transport. he consented to aid the District ngtonians the benefit ning was profusely tl- i stereopticon view striking features in the magnifi of the route to be traversed. tock his audience in imaginat isco, and returned by way cf one Park, just as it is proposed come next July, when the ing pictured on the screen w actualities to a number of those who ery —— ee = Funeral Services, 1 of Col. Alexander Macomb was Mason Bey tn the Egyp- tan army, took p) yesterday afternoon from his late residence, 1716 Rhode Islead venue. There was a large attendance of friends of the familly, and the services were particularly impressive. The dead solilier was cad in the uniform of a gen- eral in the yptlan army and upon the casket were placed his fez, sword and elt. The services were conducted by Rev. H. McKim of the Chureh of the who paid a high tribute to the i Christian character of the dead urers were C. A. Spauld- elder, Dr. R. Mason, Col. . E. A. Hurry, Gen. Rucker Beverly Rendelph Hurry, T. M. Chatard V. Mason. The interment was yak Hill cemetery. > ery ‘on transaction an honest one—every a pleased one—and our business We wouldn't ask any one to bay for unsatisfactory work. Gude & Bro., florists, 1224 F.—Advt. cee ees Boards, 12-in., le. per foot. Libbey & Co. — Advertisement. | NINETY-THREE YEARS Birthday of the “Grand Old Man of NEAL DOW'S EVENTFUL LIFE Celebration to Be Held in This City Tomorrow. ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED The ninety-third anniversary of the birth of Neal Dow of Maine occurs today. The event is to be clebrated in this city by a public meeting, to be held at 3 o'clock to- morrow afternoon in the First Congrega- tional Church. The celebration is under the auspices of a joint committee, of which Mr. Jas. L. Ewin, president of the Anti-Saloon League of the District of Columbia, and Mr. Jesse C. Suter, secretary of that organization, are acting, respectively, as chairman and secretary, having called the first meeting of the joint committee by vote of the league. Seven District organizations sent committees of three each to make up the joint committee, as follows: District of Columbia C. E. Union, Mr. W. H. Pennell, Miss Anna J. Bell, Mr. F. M. Bradley; W. C. T. U., Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, Mrs. Teresa A. Williams, Miss Louisa S. Weightman; I. O. G. T., Albert E. Shoe- maker, grand chief templar: Jesse C. Suter, chairman committee on public meetings and Arthur W. Campbell, grand secretary Independent Order of Rechabites—A. K. Belt, P. G. C. R.; James W. Welch, D. C. R.: Mr. R. H. Johnson. Washington Dis- trict Epworth League—Seth A. Terry, Ed: win S. La Fetra, S. Cornelius Cissel. Sons and Daughters of Maine—Sidney Perham, Dr. Alphonso Patten, Mr. R. A. Dinsmore. Sons of Temperance—J. W. Van Vleck, G. w. Mrs. S. C. Ellis, W. P.; W. R. Hop- kins, W. P. The ninetieth anniversary of the birthday of Neal Dow was celebrated here three years ago by a public meeting in Conven- tion Hall, with an attendance of five or six thousand, which is still said to have been the largest temperance meeting ever held in the District of Columbia. It is probable tions will now be held annually ed temperance societies and re+ ns of the District. Neul Dow's Life Ninety-three years ago today, on the 20th of March, 184, the world was made richer, with the usual ignorarce of the fact, by the birth of a boy in Portland, Me., destined to be one of the few whose glories are widely sung while the hero is living to hear the seng. Neal Dow, who was the baby in question, is called by the multitudinous temperance reformers of today “Our Grand Old Man, and owes his eminence mainly to his suc- ful leadership of the opponents of the drink traffic in his native state. He is gen- ally credited with being the father of “the Maine law,” pronibiting the manu- facture and sate of intoxicating Iquors In that ccmmonwealth. The original law en- acted in ISS1 was repealed in 1855, but was re-ena d in 1856 with severer annexed and has now been the la state for cver forty-one years, with in- creasing favor on the part of the people at large, as evidenced by its reinforcerzent in Iss4 by a constitutional amendment, which was alopted by an affirmative vote three times es large as the negative vote. Neil Dow was of Quaker parentage, an! belongs to a long lived family, his father having died at ninety-five. His mother died in 1851, the year in which the originai Maine law was eracted, and is sald to have bern a trusting, faithful Christian woman, self-reliant firm in what she helieved to be right. She was a friend to <, and many a life was made the friendle h er s, and in her hous« who had e south found fo Under her roof, and deubtle: her encouragement, was given, it by the sisters of Neal Dow, the first party of their set in Portland in which wines were not rved to the guests. her kin shelter. is As if to give him a physical realization of the weight of the burden he was to carry, it is said that “one day a drunken y man fell on yourg bearing him to the ground, and pinn'ng alm there till help came to pull away the drink-besotted wight.” In a letter to Joshua L. Baily of Phila- delphia, under date of March 12, 189, he relates the following incident of “more thar. sixty years ago,” as “the inspiration for the active, earnest and persistent cru- sade of Maine against the liquor traffic.” At the request of a lady, he had gone to a saloon to rescue her drunken husband and to plead with the proprietor not to sell him any more liquor. The liquor-seller an- swered that it was his business to sell liquors; that he had a license to seli; that he would sell to anybody who was able to pay for it; and that he supported his family by doing it. To which General Dow Y i: “You have a licens>, have you? will sell to anybody who can pay for it without thought or care for the consequences, and you support your fam- ily by destroying the families of other peo- ple, do you? God helping me, 1 will change all that." His First Stand for Temperance. Neal Dow took his first public stan for temperance when he was about twenty-one years of age. It was on the occasion of an anniversary supper of a fire company of which he was captain. He made such vig- orous opposition to providing liquors that the company adopted his views, and for the first time the annual supper was given without liquors. Another of his early achievements {s said to have been to lead in ending a custom which existed at Port- land of ringing the town bell “at 11 o'clock in the morning and at 4 o'clock tn the af- ternoon, as a signal for mechanics to take their drams.” In 1839 he induced the board of aldermen to refer the question of license or no license to a vote of the citizens. The license party prevailed by a majority of 35 votes. Four years later the question was again submitted to the popular vote, and “no lcense” was carried by a majority of 440. Encouraged by his local successes, he started out to accomplish — prohibition througheut his state. In his own private conveyance, a sleigh in winter, a buggy the rest of the year, there being no railroads in those days, he traveled up and down through the state, holding meetings and speaking in the churches, school houses and woods and at cross roads, wherever people would come to listen, circulating a petition for signatures and distributing tracts and pamphlets. Referring to this period, he says: “We covered the state knee deep with temperance HIterature.” Finally, he appeared before the legislature of Maine in the winter of 1846 with a peti- tion bearing 40,000 signatures asking for the passage of a prohibitory law. The peti- tion was granted, but the penalties under the law were so inadequate that !t was in- effectual. In 1851 he was elected mayor of Portland, and immediately thereafter se- cured the enactment of “the Maine law, before referred to, and proceeded as mayor of Portland to put it into execution after thirty days’ notice that the law would be | Vigorously and impartially enforced. — It is related in one instance that a whole- sale dealer—a large and sinewy man—stood at the door of his store, ax in hand, threat- ening to brain any officer who dared to enter. But Mayor Dow was equal to the emergency. On learning of the situation he took with him a squad of men, and select- ing cne of the most athletic of them, di- rected him to seize the defiant liquar dealer and disarm him, which the cfficer did, and under the direction of the mayor the kegs and barerls were rolled cut upon the side- walk, and the ax with which the liquor merchant had threatened to split open the heads of the officers was used to split open the heads of the barrels and kegs, and let out the contents into the gutters. Neal Dow, like his great military com- mar.der in later years, was a tanner by trade, and is sald to have been quite suc- cessful in eonverting tan bark into money. He was an abolitionist in early years, as zealous for the extirpation of negro slav- ery as he has been in later times for the extirpation of the slavery of strong drink, and has the reputation of an enterprising. pregressive and public-spirited citizen apart from his reférm work, having been a mamber cf the public school board, over- seor of the poor, a direcior in banks, rail- road and manufacturing companies, and president of a gas company. His War Service. nearly sixty years old and ex- military service, and a Quaker withal, ne resnonded to the call for vol- unieers in 1861, and, raising a regiment and battery of artillery, marched to the front, and served as a brigadier general of volurteers, holding at different times three separate commands. He was twice wound- ed in battle, and, being taken prisoner, was corfired for eight months in Libby prison. Here, it is sald, “his great store of general intetligence, fine conversational abilities, and great fund of anecdote, made him the chief favorite with his fellow prisoners.” Chaptain McCabe, who was one of his companions in Libby, says of him: “Gen. Neal Dow is an ally of the Almighty in making this werld better and hastening the coming of the millennial glory.” At the gonclusion of the war his tem- perance work was resumed, and in its pros- ecution he traveled extensively through the states and also in Canada. He has also three times visited Great Britain, giving over three years without any pecuniary compensation to the advocacy of total ab- stinence and prokibition, and addressing large audiences in all the principal centers ef England, Scotland and Ireland, as well in many cities on the continent. €n after he had reached his ninetieth year he continued to travel extensively, ad- dressing large audiences in Boston, New York, Montreal and elsewhere, and at Old Orchard Beach made a lengthy address to an audienc> of about 5,000 people, “his clear and resonant voice," so says one who heara him, “being fully equal to the ex- tracrdinary cecasion. He now confines himself to writing and short addresses to delegations who. fre- quently t him at his home. It is un- derstood that he is en; ged in the prepa Althovgh empt from ration of an autoblography to be publish- ed after his death. in an article fresh from his pen, which appears in the Na- tional ‘Temperance Aévocate of the cur- rent month, he write “I have not scen, I cannot expect to live to see, the full, ripe, rich fruitage which the people would surely gather from the seneral adoption of a policy based upon e: perience justified In reason and sustained by an enlightened pcpular intelligence, and quickened public conscience—the legi lative condemnation of the liquor traffl But wherever such pelicy has been con- sistently and persistently applied to its purpose, {ts result has been all that its most sanguine frien could anticipate. When the original Maine law was first en- 1 I wrote to the then editor of th ational Temperance Advocate that ‘more than any other measure this law will bless the people which will adopt it.’ T am no less firmly convinced today than at any time in the p: that no greater good to greater numbers can otherwise he obtain- ed than when under wise and conscientiou: teachers and fearless, earnest leaders the people shall understand how their interests are subordinated to the liquor traffic, and shall insist upon putting this gigantic crime under the ban of honestly enforced prohibitory legislaticn.”* The present home of Neal Dow Congress street, in Portland, M. ly opposite the bovse in Which he was born, and here he has lived during the whole of his long and eventful career, His ninety-third birthday was celebrated Thursday, March 18, in Boston, by an im- mense banquet and public meeting in Tre- mont Temple, and is being celebrated qui extensively throughout the country National Woman's Christian ‘Tempe Union at its last convention adopted ar olution making March 20 one of the re letter days of the crganization, and other temperance societies are taking similar is on aine, direct- action. ee ORATORICAL CONTEST. Students of John’s Talk for Prizes. The freshman, sophomore and bureau of commerce classes of St. John’s Colle, engaged jn thelr annual oratorical conte: at that institution last night. The con- test was attended by a large number of the relatives and friends of the parti pants, and the exercises as a whole were enjoyable throughout. After a piano solo by Mr. John R. Hartnett, the judges were announced by Mr. Vincent E. Lynch. The were Prof. Maurice Francis Egan, R E. J. Farmer, O. P.; Prof. Edward Greene and Gen. Thomas M. Vincent. young speakers and their subjects were follows: George F. Harbin, “A Batter Action,” Bernardin F. Rover, “The §; of Idealism;” John J. Bros: L. The as and Life,” Arthur J. May, rip: of Harmony in Nature and Humanity John R. Hartnett, “Literature and Real- ism; Richard B. Cavanagh, “Culture and Conservatis Albert M. ‘ott, “Litera ture and Scientific Thought.” All of the contestants showed the eff. training, and the judges were out for some time before a decision waa final made, the body being unable to decide between Mr. Brosnan and Mr. May for the medal of honor. They finally awarded this honor to t of careful Mr. “May, however, nd prize to. Mr. rosnan and honorable. men. : Brosna ention to Mr. —— Boards, 12-in., 1c. per foet. Gth & N. ~—Advertisement. — = New Bleycles. Vorlds, $40; Polnters, $85; at Sloan's, 1107 G st. Now on viewAdve BEM Death of Mrs. Mary A. Croggon. Mrs. Mary A. Croggon, one of the oldest Latives of the city, died at an early hour Yesterday morning, in the eighty-third year of hee age, after an flness of two and a nalf years. The deceascd was born in the old Seven Buildings, on Pennsylvania aye- nue near 2ist, and resided in the first and second wards her entire life. She became @ member of the Foundry M. E. Church in 1842, and transferred her membership to the McKendree Church, and spent about half a century in the communion of that Church. She ‘survived her husband, the late Henry B. Croggon, eighteen years, and leaves three sons, James, Henry and John R. Croggon, three daughters, Mrs. M.A. Given, Mrs. L. V. Welch of this city and Mrs. I. H. Langley of Decatur, Neb. and twenty grand and great grandchildren. All through life she possessed a bright, sunny disposition, a retentive memory, ‘and up to her final (third) stroke of paralysis on December 1 her conversational powers were wonderful. She lived long enough to see many friends of her early life pass away. She bore her sufferings with much patience till death came to her Iike peace- ful slumber. The funeral will take place from the resi- dence of her daughters, 1324 8 street north. west, at 11 o'clock Monday. eRe Boards, 12-in., 1c. per foot. Libbey & Co. —Advertisement. a ge ees Transfers of Real Estate. Fortune Enlarged—Ernest W. Bradford to Wm. Peters, east 75 feet of lot 24; $10. Fortune Enlarged—James Buckingham to Wm. Veters, lot 25; $60. Congress Heights—Andrew Ferguson et ux. to Chas. H. and Frances B. Berry, lot 10, block 5; $10. 23d st. niw. bet. H and I sts.—Benjamin W. Holman ect ux. to Wm. 8. ‘Thompson, part lot 2), fq. 41; $357.44. at. n. . Cap. and Ist sts.—Blanche ‘'T. Beaton to Wm. F. Kelly, lot 13, 99. $10. 14th st. und R. I. ave. n.w., and No, 1911 Pa. ave. n.w.—Ella F. Hubby et ai’ to Frank W, Hub- by, lots 21°and 22, sq. n. of 242, and parts of lote | 2 and 13, sq. 118; $10. ‘uth st. o.w. tet. D and E, and 19th st. n.w. bet. H and I ‘Frank W. Hubby et al. to Ella F. Hubby, parts 1 lots 20 and 22, aq. 378, and pert lot 31, sq. 106; $10. Pa. ave. n.w. bet. 9th and 10th sts.Frank W. Hubby et al. to Sarch L. Doubleday, parts original lots 3 and 9, sq. 379; $10.” Patterson st. n-w. bet. N. Cap. and ist sts.—I. ae et al. to Benj. 8. Minor, lot 200, wq. 672 ——.__ If you want anything, try an ad. In The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. were ONE YEAR OLD Central Labor Unionito Celebrate Its Birthday, MEETING--ARRANGED FOR MONDAY ee Remarkable Growthrin Its Twelve Months of ‘Life. THE NATIONAL BODY The anniversary of the Central Labor Union, which will be observed by holding an open meeting of that body next Monday evening, rounds the first year of the only distinctive trades union central body which has thus far been successfully maintained in the District of Columbia. Until the formation of the Central Labor Union the union organizations of the city represented in the Federation of Trades, which, as a body, was purely local, having no national affiliation. For some years before the formation of the Central Labor Union many who were prominently identified with the trade union organizations became dissatisfied with con- ditions existing in the local federation, and the formation of a distinctive trades union body was regarded by them as necessary to promote the best interests of local labor. Though it ts said by those who are inti- mate with local industrial conditions that the formation of a body of this character was only a question of time, the imposition of the beer boycott in the latter part of 1895 caused conditions which hastened the organization of a trades union central body. In response to a call issued early in February of 1896 for a preliminary meeting to consider the formation of a central boay which should be conducted along trade union tines, sixteen organizations sent rep- resentatives. ‘Thirteen of these locals agreed to a temporary organization, and a call was issued for a meeting to perfect a permanent organization. The First Meeting. This mecting was held March 23, and was attended by delegates from the Amalgamated Carpenters’ —_Associatien, Bakers and Confectioners’ Union, Bricklay- ers’ Union, Cigar Makers’ Union, Columbia 1896, Sv aeimen there rs See en hee , | mittee withdrew he took the papers Typographical Union, Electrical Workers’ | “hide ‘would. wie the waar ee Union, Brotherhood of Carpenters, Musi-| ful consideration, cians’ Protective League, Steam and Hot gs Ee Water Fitters, Granite ‘Cutters’ Branch, Stereotypers’ Union and Steam and Hot Water Fitters’ Helpers’ Association. At this meeting Milford Spohn of Brick- layers’ Union No. 1 and Z. T. Jenkins of Columbia Typographical Union were chosen president and si y, respectively. THE CLAIMS OF* THE EAST. the President. Further detafls have been disclosed of the visit made by the East Washington dele- gation to President McKinley yesterday af- ternoon in the interests of Mr. W.C. Dodge. The interview took place just after the rubliz reception at 3 o'clock. In accord- ence with the well-known wishes of the President no speeches were made, and the interview was wholly conversational. The interests and wishes of East Washington were represented to the President, chiefly by Dr. W. A. Croffut, chairman of the delegation. After speaking of the eminent fitness of Mr. Dodge, his public spirit and public services, he iaid special emphasis on the claim of locality, calliag the Pres!- Gent's attention to the fact that -East and South Washington, with 100,000 population, has never been represented on the board of Commissioners. All of the Commissioners, he said, have been selected from Northwest Washington, except one from the county and all but three, or more than thirty in the aggregate, had been appointed from west of Lith street and north of G street north. “How about Mr. President. “We have no objection to Mr. Ross on personal grounds,” responded Dr. Croffuz: “our only objection to him is on the ground of locality.” “Where does he lve now?” asked the President. “He boards at present.” said Dr. Croffut, “in Southeast Washington, some relatives owning property there, but all his interest and associations are in Northwest Wash- ington. He was appointed from Northwest Washington, and is not regarded as an East Washington man in any sense.” At this point another member of the dele- gation unfolded a large map of the District of Columbia with the extreme northwest section badly blotted with names and crossed with lines, showing the location of the thirty Commissioners appointed trom that section. In explanation of the map, ne said: “Mr. President, all of the Commissioners and prominent District officers that we have had since 1871 have been appointed from this marked section, which contaias only one-sixth of the area of the city and one-fifth of the population.” The President asked if the eastern section of the District nad been discriminated against by these Commissioner: “We do not make definite charges of that kird, Mr. President,” replied Dr. Croffui “You can judge for yourself whether it would be likely. The case is exactly the same as if both senators from a state were selected from a single town for twenty-six years, or as though all the representatives were taken from a single county. The President was very gracious, and did not show any impatience at the length or character of the interview. When the com- Ros: inquired the Approaching, Trials of Interest. The present indicatio: against Miss Bessie Stacey of $45 K charged with the attempted larceny valuable piece of jewelry from Harris and are that the case As the new organization was composed | Shafer some time ago, will be cailed for wholly of locals attached to national or-| trial next week In the Police Court. Miss ganizations of their respective crafts, a pe eats arn ee charter was obtained from the Americ pconmecten ata prominent va Sd ae ee well known in the city, and the Federation of Labor, and, for the first time expected to prove of decided in- in the history of local labor, a represent tive body of trades unions was organized under these conditions. The purpose of the ‘organization was ing Madge Fisher, by breaking her arm stated to be: ne je peistier aby cing i “To unite the various trade and labor or-| WOH In a house in the Division, 1s also ganizatiors of the citysand vicinity, and | * Eee assist in the formation iof organizations = where none exist, so thdt a brotherhood may be formed for the defense of the rights and the protection of the interests of the laboring iasscs; to discuss and exami all questions affecting the:general interes of the workers and to @@ concentrate the forces of labor as to enable them to suc- cessfully ecmpete witn) organized capital in influencing the lawmaking power of the country; to use the utmost cndeavors to im- press upon the various«branches of labor the necessity of maintaining a more per- fect organization of they fts and to use all honorable means to arbitrate difficulties between wurkers and their employere. There was much oppeaition to the for- “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. —_—__ Army Lenven, Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Lieutenant Colonel George B. Rus- sell, 14th Infantry, for four months; Lieu- tenant W. E. P. French, 3d Artillery, for four months on account of illness; Capt. E. E. Hardin, 7th Infantry, one month's extension: Captain Thomas M. McCaleb, 9th Infantry, for one month; Lieut. Wm. Raffert, ist Artillery, for four months. c i mation of the new hang. by those who | $494¢6490909¢6694606¢¢99¢044 maintained affiliation with the other cen- | % e tral organizations, but notwithstanding ibis z opposition Tae Central! Labor- Union in- | 2 (a) Blood ¢ creased in membership through the with- | ¢ ieee a1awal from the local Federation of the Purifier 2 Hod Carriers’ Union and the Galvanized 3 é Iron.and Cornice Workers’ Association, an: s e it 2 the Bi herhood of Such a medicine you need at once to re- e Eat erg and Decorators, Reiners Union, é more: the Smyurities whieh have accumu. @ 78; Pavers’ Protective Union, Bar- ated in your blood during winte bers’ Locai Operative Plasterers’ Union Pe Such a medicine is Hoed’s Sarsaparilia, © and Brewery Workers’ Union, No. 118. % a proved by its wonderfat cures of scrof- The roster of the central body includ 4 (wa. hp disease, debility, and all forms of g the largest organizations in the city, hav- | tmpure and tmpoverished blood. Ing an aggregate membership, it Is claimed, | {¥ Thoretore, take Huwl’s Sarsaparilla now of near 4.000, comprising, with one excep-| 4 1p will do you wonderful goal, It will ® tion, all the local trades and the bvilding crafts of the District. Work of the Year. In spe:king of the work accomplished during thg past year by the Central Labor Union a prominent official of that body said: “Through the various committe many of the allied crganizations have been benefited and the field of union labor has been enlarged. ‘Through the legislative committee im- portant legislation has been brought to the ttention of the several committecs of Congress, among which is the bill to legal- ize trade labels, the regulation of the Wages of pavers employed on mimnicipal work, the amendment of the eight-hour law, ‘the appointment of additional build- ing inspectors, an appropriation for the free public library and other measures for which, it is sgid, persistent efforts will be made to secure favorable action there- on by the present Congress, “As a result of the new organization or- ganized labor is ir a better condition than ever befgre in the District, and, notwith. standing the local dissensions, there h: been_a general increase of membership. “Through arbitration many threatened difficulties have been avoided or amicably and satisfactorily adjusted. This being the policy of the Central Labor Union, it hi only been necessary to impose three boy. cotts during the past year, which are now maintained In the last convention of the American Federation of Labor, which was held in January of this year at Cincinnati, Ohio, William Silver of the Granite Cutters’ Branch was delegate, with Gabriel Ed- monston of the Brotherhood of Carpenters as alternate, and, through the efforts of these gentlemen, the headquarters of the Amcrican Federation were established in this city. The beneficial effect of the removal of the national headquarters to Washington is experienced by local union labor and has given a hearty stimulus to organization. It is said by those interested in the Cen- tral Labor Union that the results of the past year have assured the success and permanency of the body, and that it will enter upon the second year under very favorable auspices. The present officers are: President, Mil- ford Spohn, Bricklayers” Union; vice presi- dent, J. M. Keener, Columbia Typographi- cal Union; secretary, J. J..\Crowley, Granite Cutters’ Branch; assistant secretary, Jar- vis B. Moulden, Columbia« Union; treasur- er, J. D. McKay, Amalgamated Carpenters’ Association. ———— en Boards, 12-in., 1c. per foot. 6th & N.Y.av. —Advertisemen! = Transfers of Reni Estate. Patterson street northwest between North Capital and ist streetst#Hary L. Rust et ux. to Benj. 8. Minor, 109/200, square 672, $10. Benj. 8. Minor conveys same prop- erty to Harry L. Rust, trustee, $10. Fillmore and Washington streets, Ana- costia—Isaac L.-Johnsoniet al., trustees, to John Cook, trustee, lots ‘679 and 681, $2,250, W street northwest between 42th and 13th streets—Julia F. Laskey<to Geo. C. Scharf, lot 64, square 271, $10. The hawking, coughing fand choking of Bronchitis varishes if Booth's.“HYOMET’ Pocket In- haler Outfit, the Australian “‘Dry-Air”” treatment, is ased conscientiously. All dis- eases of the throat it “CURES BY INBALATION," Ih ds a 2 a At al igaists: $1200, oF at office, R. T. BOOTH, 23 East 20th Street, New York. W. S. THOMPSON, 708 Fifteenth Washington. guts SETRTRDOOOCONO00 000000006 /On Painting. parity, rich and vitalize your blood, give you an appetite, cure boils, pimples, humors 2 ad all eruptions, e tuke Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic Wood purifier, and it always keeps @ Mood in good T can obtain . W. STY condition, It is to erente the an East Greenville, ‘on S Sarsaparillav.”" druggists. $1, six for $5. Get Hood's, and only Hood's. Hood’s Pills 4,230, or OUTDOOR LIFE and Scott’ Emulsien of Cod-I! ON with Hypophosphites cuted thousands of cases of con- Con-= sumption in the early stages. nN a case is so far uw made, EMULSION ity of the pains in duces the night sweats’ and Wanted to purchase at once for spot cash, a Stock of Dry Goods. Address im- mediately, stating full particulars, “Mon- ey,” Star office. mh20-3¢ Gen. Diamond Back Terrapin and € vas Backs. © Epicures are reminded that there are but a few weeks more in which to enjoy these two greatest of American delicacies and that they ure at their best at Harvey's, llth and Pa. ave. New dishes of both! 1t phic EE ales ae A Boon to Nursing Mothers— “Ruby Lager,” $1 for 24 Pin Nursing mothers and all who f€el the need of a tonic find in “Ruby Lager” a friend indeed. It’s asdark beer, specially brewed of finest hops and mait, and 1s strengthening and invigorating to a won- derful degree. For table and social use drink “Champagne Lager.” Case of 24 pints delivered to any address in unlettered wagons for $1. Drop postal, or telephone Wash. Brewery Co., 4thand F ne. It Hotel Johnson Cafes. Main entrance, 13th st., front stairway and elevator; Gents’ Cafe, Ist floor. All marine products of the finest; Oysters, Crabs, a la Newburg; Fresh Caught Dia- mond Back Terrapin; New York Little Neck Clams; Potomac Shad and Roe; Flor- ida Vegetables, Fruits, etc., and the Finest Oysters known. it Hendache Powders cure. 10c. Wheeler & Wilson’s New No. 9. Ball bearings and rotary motion make it quiet and rapid. We have a few repossessed machines, which are just as serviceable as new, which we will sell while they last from $15 up, according to their condition. Shuttle machines at almost any price. Office 427 9th n.w., bet. D and E. mhi8-s,tu,th,tf A slight cold, if neglected, “often at- tacks the lungs. Brown's’ Bronchial Troches give cure ané immediate relief. Sold only in boxes. Price 25 cents. 25e. om the Dollar Saved Rooms papered from $2 up. F. G, Nolte, 810 9th st. n.w. No branch. a5-t,th,s-tf ForMorbid conditions take Beecham’s =~ RoyalGlueMucilage sticks everything. 10c. mb5-t,f,stf What the Dodge Delegation Said to) Local Notes of AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. General and Espec! tion of the Grand United Order of Odd Fe: lows took place last evening, and the fol- lowing were elected: President, James Turner; vice president, Robert J. Holme: treasurer, William Lazenberry; secretar: Joseph E. Smothers; assistant secretary, George T. Beason. A building committee was appointed, which consists of Alfred Pope, John W. Lee, R. J. Holmes, John McGruder, jr., George T. Beason, James A. Wade, William Lazenberry, Chas. Tilgh- man, sr., Edward Roberson and James L. Turner. The hall is to be erected this year. Welcomed Rack. Rev. J. B. Sutt, D. D., for the past three years pastor of Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, was welcomed back to the church last evening by the congregation to the fourth year of his pastorate. All the mem- bers of the congregation had been invite to be present at the reception held in ho: of the event, and there was a large att: ance. The address of welcome was. de livered by Mr. Jesse H. Wilson, one of the church trustees, and it was an efort full of effectiveness. Mr. Wilron's choice of words and expressions were appropriate and eloquent. Rev. Dr. Stitt responded # preciatively and feelingly. Mrs. A. J Honghton rendered a solo, after which fol- lowed general exercises appropriate to the cecasion, including a distribution of 1 freshmen Disorderly Conduct. Howard West, a young white man, was arrested yesterday by Policeman Birkigt on a charge of disorderly conduct. Shortly after going on duty at 6 o'clock last even- ing the policeman saw West beating and kicking another man in a most brutal man- ner. He started after the young man, who ran. The chase continued through — the Congress street alley, and the culprit was finally ov wuled near Jefferson avenue and M street. His victim disappeared in the meanwhile, and a charge of ¢ lisorderly Was entered against his name. Notes. The railing on the north side of the M street bridge over Rock creek is reported as being dangerously loose. Georgetown University wiil soon receive Royal the Best Baking Powder. R. CLIFFORD RICH- ARDSON, Chemist of the District of Columbia, says that the Royal Baking Powder is 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 the best powder in the market. be ——— Soe HE name YALE—doesn't § ) it brings up in your mind’s ¢ \ eye snowy white, faultless- + ly laundered linen? Yale cus- , tomers know beyond all dispute the superiority of our laundry work. Constant endeavor, skill and experience have made it famous. “Phone, 10g2. 5 A ( \ ) 4 \ 18 roth. , The Term Lithia Water, As Applied to Wamipole’s Elk Lithia Spring Water, Is Misleading. At is not alone a lithia water. It is a pleasant laxa tive. It is an alkaline water of great value for dyspepsia. It is a medicine to be taken in the pleasurable forn of a nice, clear, sparkling bever- age. It is not necessary to go to the spring to drink the water to cet the full medicinal effect. The new dea that we have advanced in bottling enables you to get Elk Lithia in the same fresn state that you would should you go to the spring. Let you. Send for Pamphlet giving fuller details; also testimonials. At Druggists. DeWitt W. Mertz, Manager, 613 15th St. mhl7-1m us explain the process t A well groomed air clings to a man who wears tailor-made clothes. It impresses you in his favor at once. Suits with individual style, $20 up. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Expert Tailor, 1208 F i Trunks that'll f i t your purse. a@ legacy of $8), bequeathed by the late Margaret Donovan, who recently died at her home in this place The Mite Missionary Society of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, Kev. William Arnold, pastor, will be rtained tomorrow even- ing a velo Mre. Aman the evangelist, who has traveled Europe and Africa. Mrs. Prof Layton, Mrs. M. L. Beckett and others wi'l also address the meeting. Pastor W. S. O. Thomas of the Gay § Baptist Church has been laid up several days suffering with an attack of the grip. The pulpit of the church will be occupied tomorrow by Prof. A. W. Hawks of Balti- more, both morning and evening. In the morning the subject of the address will be “Happiness,” and in the evening the dis- course will be of a temperance charac The condition of Mr. H. P. Gilbert, who is sick with the grip, is reported to be im- proved considerably Mr. Richard T. Edmonston, who was taken suddenly ill on a car last Wednesday, is still confined to his bed. SLEEP FOR SKIN-TORTURED BABIES And rest for tired mothers in a warm hath with CUTICURA 8 feation of CUTICURA cUTr CURA RE HES afford justan A yoine, to a speedy « f torturing, dixf burning, Weeding, crusted sealy skin and scalp humors, with Joss of hair, when all else fails POTTER DRUG AND Sold throu world at th rr ps., Boston, USA EF itow totam, Sainetortured Baber” a bo of 2 value mothers, HAIR HUPORS wit tan, OO TB ( OUR | shirts, collars and § . uffs soon begin to show signs of wear when sent to (a small “one-cent” laundry. < Soon youll need to buy more. ( Isn't that sufficient to make you seek safety here, where careful handling insures least wear? YALE LAUNDRY, ( 518 roth st. it There's more good, solid, substan- tial service in one of our made-to- measure suits than two or three that you might buy of the ready-made or “sweat-shop” tailored order. In spite of that our prices are but very little higher. Suits, $20 up. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, pert Tailor, 1208 F st. GET THIN. Dr. Edison’s Obesity Pills and Salt Remove Surplus Fat. THEY TAKEGFF APOUNDADAY Is, Mrs. and glad. it irs. Ruth Stillwell Ingalls writes thus from t: "Dr. iy weeks veduted ured at afte weiciaas said w iy wtster rant str Mow. seduced Nelli a Dr. Edlisou's uty Pile," gers writes from the Troms Thave in lx Wooks scoured a pounds y the Dr. Edisca's thes have cared me of Tver has used Dor, Edison's Obesity efit q ana avenue, Mrs. Bertha Hawlin T have taken tinee | ten of Dr. E they have in four weeks 1 cured ane tdi of chron Obes AML refau Written Edison's cn. as direc car CHICAt Mee about letters and ord the Unites Part ment, send fre, ruptured send for circular ee. MN “LORING & CO., DEPT. 8, “Wade & Butcher Razors. Torrey Razor Strops. IN CITY, hollow ground alow ground... . Flat Strop. . Shaving Br . Imported Shaving M complete le. 1 Stone Hones, all si B. & S. Clippers, K such ns SDs, Ru at lowest prices. Great Reduction In Hair. 1,000 Switches, $3.50, formerly $7.00. Switches, 2.50, formerly 5.00. Switches, 10.50, Gray Switches, 5.00. Gray Seitcher, obo. attendants in Hairdressing, Shampot “Curlette” for retaining cur S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N.W. my7-200 “So many = 3° °° No matter how economically inclined 99 Eos you muy te—we tave Trums at every ©| FEASONS 2° °° price. Only one quality of Trunk—and = Vhy electric light Is better than gaq * °° that the first-class sort—but in variety £ SB eater easier on t eee emits no edor—does hot to sult every taste. é penal ee A " LUTZ & CO,, 497 Penna. Ave, a i its for the best—*Concord Harness.’ —————— tricity. See us about ; Been seeriesinenmivanrerehinvensenennan i = current. “No uouble to “an What Two Cents Will Prove | U. S. Electric Lighting After you bave tried every remedy and treatment i poten ee ae pee at of a failure = gteeseesessocoses: cure you" caterrh, fe Shy more money a Re ~ time on uncerteiuties, but send a 2-cent stamp to | @ SKIN WON’T GET Pretzinger Bros., Chemists, Dayton, Obio, for a 4 RED OR ROUGH free sample of Pretzinger's Catarrh Balu, and ve | % het p surprised that * trial of this will prove that ca- | % If you use “DERMATIN 53 tarch a easily spar _ reed egos it 3 It prevents chapped hands you get the proper remedy. what it jone TRL gee EE IO for others; it will do the same for you. Nothing | ® and face. Keeps s m like Hike tt has ever been offered to the public. For | % _ velvet. Never gets thick or > Me ee ee 3 sticky. Contains no grease. “Your Balm has cu-ed my catarrh and restoved | @ Delightfylly perfumed. 25¢. ¢ my hearing, although I was quite deaf for fifteen . bottle yeurs. HARRY WILSON, 3 Es 7 1255 Superior et., Cleveland. Obto.” WwW. Th 03 Sworn to by Charles H. Kidd, notary public. 3 ompson, } 3 “Cured our {wo months’ old baby of severe cold 4 tn his eal only awakened cae ater sistas | § Se PHARMACIST, 15th? tt rors aes 2 mn19- “Mrs. W. F. PERKINS, Webster, Pa.” | 648600066406 6G00G500006085 Julius Cahn, manager bodking department, Prub- A \ Yor, writes: “The bencite Tiare denved tom | STHIE. SUNSHIN Pleasing, ‘and "sincerely. trust ‘thst wutfering. het ( jeasing, a y fering. hu- 1 i hi dvaniage as I == fuonlty rill wae tt to the same adrantaze a9 11 OF QUR HOPMES- ures Ingrowing Nails ently and painlessly WITH- use of THE KNIFE. Our and Corn Shields afford in- stant, absolute and permanent re- - Nef." Corns removed, 25. cents. Prof. J. J. GEORGES & SOX, Moot Bpsctallate, * : . ave. Hours: 8 to 6 p.m. Sundays, 9 to 12. mbly ( ( ‘The children—maybe we talk about them a great deal, but we know you agree that nothing is too good for them. Aching teeth are one of chilhood's worst bugbears—of man- hood’s also. Neglect means. four- fold misery. Don't procrastinate! Evans’ Dental Pariors, mhi5-24tf - 1300 F ST. N.W.