Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1897, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1897-24 PAGES. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Columbia Theater.—Columbia Stock Com- pany tn “A Scrap of Paper.” ae, Cel “é ceym Theater.—The Colore ‘shore Ble Bow: Willard Hall.—Exhibition of matogtaphe. 3 Chety Chase Lake.—Hydrocycles, Donch’s Band and dancirg. Glen Echo.—Concert by the Fadettes of Boston. For amusements see page 24. no Siatt EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. the Cine- Steamer Macalester for Marshall Hall at Nl a.m., 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Steamer River Queen for Marshall Hall ot 2 pm. Steamer Norfolk for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Trains leave B. and O. station for Bay Ridge at 9 30 and 3:15 p.m. ‘Trains leave 13% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Arlirgten hourly from $ a.m. to & p.m. Steamer Pentz for River View at 11 a.m., 2:45 and 6 p.m. Steamer Potomac for Baltimore and river landings at 4 p.m. Steamer Harry Randall for Colonial Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. Steamer Jane Meseley for Coloniai Beach at? am. Sse = Subdue summer complaints with Chr. Xander’s Wild Cherry or Blackberry Cor- dials, 75 and 60c. full qt., or with his old, pure juice, Norton, Va., Claret, $ doz., the equal in effect of German red Asmanshau- sen ($17 doz.). 909 7th. eg 2-hole Gas Stove, full value. $1 only for Muddtman, near 12th and G sts. eater ect Geo. T. Budd & Co., branch 1726 Pa. ave. Orders received for Ice Cream. Cafe open on Sunday. ——— GENTS’ SUITS CLEANED. A. F. BORNOT, 1103 G st. FOR YOUR ICED TEA Use “Kenny's Cheon,” the best S0c. Tea in America. Pure American-refined Sugars at cost. C. D. Ken se city stores. SES Se See those $6.50 Leonard Dry Air Refriger- aters. A. Eberly’s Sons, 718 7th st. n.w. LET US MAKE NEW CARPETS ut of your old ones. Our_cleaning takes out spets and stains—removes all the dust— makes faded colors fresh and bright.Wagon calls. M. R. Thorp, 488 Maine ave. Sat = Spring Lamb, New York Roast Beef and Deimonico Steak. JOHN R. KELLY, 9th st. wing Center mkt. Corned Beef a specialty. Buy your Ice Cream at Reisinger’s, 235 G st. nw. AN flav r: ee Jewel Gas Ranges, fully guaranteed. C. A. Muddiman, 616 12th st. and 1204 G st. LACE CURTAINS AND BLANKETS cleaned. A. F. BORNOT, 1103 G st. ees 4-burner Gas Range, with oven and broil- er, $7.50. A. Eberiy’s Sons, 18 7th st. n.w. CITY AND DISTRICT. Another Feather in The “Star's” Cap. Messrs. A. Gude & Bro. recently offered through the columns of The Star to send @ box of flowers to every sick person who would send Fis or her name and address to the store, and they received over 500 Tequests for flowers from in town and around the neighboring towns and suburbs. There were requests from the rich, requests from the poor. requests from people in every class of life, showing that The Star Teaches practically every class of people in Washington. The gentlemen were most, gratified at the large number of replies got from their offer, and in spite of the warm weather are proud to say that fiowers were sent out to every person who sent for them. The letters of gratitude and thanks that these thoughtful gentlemen received from the sick to whom flowers were sent shows that the thought which prompted them to make this offer was very highly appreciated. ——— Special Excursions to Seashore vin B. and 0. , te Atlantic City, Cape May and City will be sold for 10 a.m. and ‘a! Blue Line trains, on Fridays Saturdays during the season, good to return unt] Tuesday following, at rate of $5 for the round trip.—Advt. —— ee Marime Band Concert. The program for the Marine Band con- cert at the White House grounds this afterncon, beginning at 5:50 o'clock, is as follows: March—“On Dress Parade”. + Wickets “Bea Is -Coledo Serenade—“Merning” . (By request.) . L’ Auverg (new) Tai selection from “Lohengrt ‘Czarda’s Last Love” (first time)..Braham On theme from an old Hungarian song. Descri —“Musical Scenes from Swit- --Langey Peasant Dance; 3, Landler: 4. Tyrolienne. March”... Fanciulli .-Fyles for Hire. 1622-28 L st.—Advt. ———— The Lacey Estate Devined. By the provisions of the will of the late Bianche Lacey, widow of Dr. Robert Arm- istead Lacey, dated March 15, 1897, the estate ts given to Kate and Rosalie Fer- guson, sisters of the testatrix, for life. At their death the estate is to pass to the National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, to be converted into cash and appiied as follows: One-fourth to the trus- tee of the disabled clergy fund of the Epis- copal Church, in the state of Washington, and three-fourths to the clergymen’s retir- ing fund of the Episcopal Church of the United States. The two sisters are named as executrices. —_.—__. Competent Judges Have Declared that the Empire Carpet Cleaning Works, 631-635 Mass. ave., is one of the most com- plete establishments in the country, and the only modern works in this city.—Advt. —_._—_ Suit to Annul a Deed. James E. Williams has filed a bf] in equity against W. C. Carroll and others, praying that a deed of trust on lot 4, Square 106, be declared null and void, and that two notes claimed to have been given by him be canceled. The complainant de- nies signing the deed or notes. He is rep- Fesented by Attorney Edwin Sutherland. —_— Reduced Rates to Toronto via Penn- > sylvania Railroad. For meeting of the Epworth League con- Yention at Toronto, tickets will be sold July 14 and 15 at rate of one fare for the round trip.—Advt. es New Church Edifice. The contract for the construction of the new Ninth Street Christian Church will f0on be let. A large tent has been pur- chased and will be erected near the corner of 9th and D streets northeast. Evangel- istic meetings will be held in the tent, be- ginning July 19. Much interest will be at- tached to the services tomorrow, as it is thought this will be the last Lord’s day the old chapel will be used. ————— $1.00 Excurs! Hagerstown $1.00 r Frederick. Special train will leave Washington, via B. and O. R. R., at 7:30 a.m., Sunday, July 11. Returning, leave Hagerstown at 6:30 p.m. and Frederick at 7:30 p.m. Rate, $1.00 for the round trip.—Advt. Enjoyed an Ou The Uncle Lewis Club and its invited Guests went to Bay Ridge July 5 in a spe- cial car and spent a most pleasant day. ; This club has become very popular in East Washington, meeting at the home of Uncle ‘Brien, who the relation- | Lewis 0” ship of twenty nieces and members of the v4 ——_>__. Go to Chapel Point by Penna. R. R. or steamer Randall. See advertisement. * ——__ if you went anything. try an ad. in The Ster. If anybody has what you wish, you ‘will get an answer. ; CAESAREAN SECTION Difficult and Rare Operation Performed at Freedmen’s Hospital. Delivery Safely A yan ph Mother a Colored Dwarf, the Father White, but Unknown. There was successfully performed at the Freedmen’s Hospital several days ago an oferation which is regarded by the medi- cal profession as not only one of the rarest but also one of the most hazardous—the Caesarean section. It is an operation which is performed only as a last resort, when the life of both the mother and child is at Stake, and one which ts the ambition of every surgeon to successfully accomplish. But so rare is it that instances are fre- quent, it is claimed, where surgeons pass away without ever having even seen it per- formed. The circumstances attending the opera- tion at the Freedmen’s Hospital made it unusually interesting, and one particularly so to the medical profession. About 4:30 o'clock the afternoon of Monday, June 28, there was brought to the hospital a young colored woman, who was said to have serv- ed as a child's nurse. By the young phy- siclan who received the girl, for she 1s but twenty-two years of age, it was seen that she was suffering frown convulsions, at first supposed to have resulted from dropsical ailment. True Condition Discovered. The patient was placed in bed, and short- ly afterward the attention of Dr. Daniel H. Williams, the surgeou-in-chief of the hos- Pital, was called to the case. He quickly ascertained that the convulsions were due to diseased kidneys, and that in the life of his patient was soon to occur that inter- esting event which crowns woman's agony. Such cases are daily, almost hourly, events at the hospital, but tn this particular in- stance the experienced irgeon was as- tonished when he covered the subject to be a deformed dwarf of but forty-two inches in height, welgbing not more than seventy-five pounds, black as the blackest and ignorant. ' The girl's dwarfed stature and her other- wise deformed condition made her case one of great gravity, and the physician quickly realized that only a resort to the most heroic and daring operations would save the life trembling before him and that soon to be. The Caesarean operation de- cided upon, Dr. Williams invited Dr. J. Tabor Johrison, a consulting member of the hospital staff; Drs. Wm. H. Warfield, Thomcs Smith and Robert Tyler to be Present, and in the presence of them and others of the hospital staff the girl was placed on the operating table about two hours and a half after she reached the in- stitution. The Thomas Method. The semi-unconscious state of the patient resulting from the convulsions she suf- fered made it unnecessary to use more than a few drops of ether to enable her to undergo the ordeal of the operation. There are several methods resorted to in performing the Caesarean operation, and that known as Thomas’ was :dopted. Witkin forty minutes from the time the girl entered the operating room she was back in bed, fast recovering from the re- sulting shock. The interest aroused by the physical con- dition of the girl was further increased when the father of the child was, by its long, straight hair, its fair skin and deep blue eyes, disclosed to be a white man. The baby is a girl and weighed at its en- forced birth 7 pounds and 14 ounces. It is a well-developed, handsomely formed child and in perfect health. The diminutive mother is fast recovering from the effects of the operation, and will soon be able to leave the hospital. She is unmarried, it is hardly necessary to state, and has been here but a few years, so she states, having been born on Blackistone’s Island, Virginia. She -has not disclosed’ the identity of the father of the child, but doubtless will before she leaves the hos- pital. The little one will in all probability be placed in’ some charitable institution, as its mother is neither physically nor finan- cially able to support and care for it, and its father, whoever he may be, will prob- ably refuse to acknowledge it or his re- sponsibility in the matter. Operation Centuries Old. ‘The Caesarean operation 1s one centuries old, and is so popularly known Because through it Julius Caesar is said to have been ushered into this world. There are probably as many as six different ways of accomplishing it, and it is so rare, even in this land of daring and successful surgery, that it is claimed no reliable percentage of mortality is obtainable. In Vienna, Godson declares, it was un- dertaken for one hundred years without a single success. At the famous French hospital, the Ma- ternity, of Paris, a similar story is told, the same being true in England for the eighteenth and greater part of the present century. It was first performed only after the death of the mother had occurred. Edward VI of England and Sanctus, King of Navarre, are also said to have come into existence through {ts performance. Blood potsoning, hemorrhage and shock are the features of the operation which make it so dangerous. It 1s, perhaps, per- formed in this country more frequently than in any other, and it is claimed that here one-fifth of the subjects recover. ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS. Announcement of Special Service— ‘The Masonie Bazaar. The Rev. Charles O. Isaac, the popular pastor of the Anacostia M. E. Church, has accepted an invitation from the Rev. I. F. Aldridge, pastor of Campbell A. M. E. Church, Hillsdale, D. C., to preach a spe- cial sermon to the colored people Sunday, July 11, 1897, at 3:30 p.m. The object of the meeting will be a special financial rally. The Rev. Mr. Isaac will be accompanied by some of the liberal members of his con- gregation, who are interested in the pros- perity of the colored race. The executive committee in charge ‘of arrangements for the bazaar, to be given the first two weeks in October, for the bene- fit of the Anacostia Lodge, F. A. A. M., met in conjunction with seven other com- mittees of the order of the Eastern Star, and were very handsomely entertained at the residence of the vice chairman, Mr. William F. Gude, at 1323 6th street north- west, Wednesday evening,July 7. The busi- ness of the evening was most satisfactorily transacted, then a very elaborate supper was served, and the evening ended socially. Campbell A. M. E. Church and friends will go out for a day of rest and pleasure to Rock Point, Ma., Monday, July 19, 1897. The steamer Kent has been engaged to carry the party. Hot dinners and lunches will be served on the steamer. The music will be furnished by the Ortan Orchestra. ———___. CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGES. The Julius Lansburgh Company Sues ‘Two Firms for re A suit has been filed by the Julius Lans- burgh Furniture and Carpet Company against the Elmira Table Company of New York and the Indianapolis Cabinet Makers’ Union of Indiana, claiming $50,000 dam- ages, because of an alleged libel said to have been uttered in a bill in equity filed some time ago by the defendants against the plaintiff company. The last named company claim that the defendants sought to injure its standing, good name, fame and reputation by endeavoring to convey the impression that the Rink building, oc- cupied by them, and which was destroyed by fire December 28, 1896, was burned by the company or was caused to be burned by its officers. Se Fine China Asters, the Summer flowers, 25c. doz., at Gude’s, 1224 F.—Advt. —_—_-—— All Forfeited Collateral. George Turner, Walter Richardson, Chas. Lavender and Charlies R. Walker, arrested yesterday for fast riding on their bicycles, forfeited collateral when the cases were called today for trial in the Police Court. The same is true of George Green, who rode without a bell on his wi Lo Daniel Sweeney, charged with sears te animals, also forfeited collateral, A PANIC BARELY AVERTED Horrible Din Frightens the Boarders at a Restaurant. Sor Which Were Mysterious and Unearthly From Nobody Knows Where—The Solution, There is a certain restaurant not very far from Pennsylvania avenue in the northwest section of the city where rooms may be secured for regular boarders or for transient guests, if they want them. The restaurant, by the way, makes a spe- clalty of frogs and frog legs. The green- backed acrobats car be fixed up so daintily by the chef at the ,lace that the scruples of any person, no matter how greatly he or she is opposed to frogs, are overcome by the sight of them. Under that chef's direction the frog becomes truly a dish for the epicure. For advertisement and convenience as well, tanks have been placed in each of the front windows of the cafe, and in these the frogs are kept, they being taken out when needed for the table. The fact that the frogs were placed in the windows, and that the upper rooms were occupied, came uear causing a panic the other night. A fine lot of frogs, of extraordinary size, had just been brought in, and the fact was duly told on a sign, which had the words “Frogs Today” in large letters. What happened is best told by a young man who has a room at the place and participated in the affair. In the Wee Sma’ Hours. “It was about 1 o'clock in the morning,” he told The Star man. “It was so warm that I was only about half asleep. Every- thing was perfectly quiet, and I had just dozed off. Suddenly I was aroused by the most unearthly, fiendish sound I ever heard in my life. It was something on the order of an elephant with the croup and a siren whistle. “It was just one snort, as it were, but that was enough. I was wide awake in an instant. I could not tell where it came from and dozed off again. Just as I began to lose consciousness I was almost caused to jump out of bed by the sound, which commenced in earnest this time. Whatever it was had probably just tried itself be- fore to see that everything was in working order, had rested a Ittle and set the ma- ehinery in motion for good. “Say, did you ever have one of those Squallers when you were a kid, made out of a tin can, a string and rosin rubbed on it? You know what an unearthly sound they made. Well, they were to this like a little tin whistle compared with a bass tuba. The noise floated all around, and I began to get alarmed. I couldn't locate the sounds and I couldn't tell what they were. “Presently I heard people moving in the rooms about me, and I heard the fellow next me say: ““‘Any man who snores like that ought to be put to bed in a round house.’ Footsteps in the Corridors. “I heard footsteps tripping down the pas- Sageway and suppressed notes of alarm from two lady government clerks who had a@ room near mine. “This is awful,’ I heard cne of them say. “Somebody is sick or being murdered.’ ““‘Maybe a lunatic has escaped from Bt. Elizabeth and has gotten into the town in some way,’ suggested the other, and the door was skut to and locked and the win- dow put down in spite of the heat. In the meantime the flood of buzz-saw sounds, with boiler-yard accompaniment, floated out of space, seemingly. One of the negro waiters, who had a room back somewhere, and who had great confidence in me, came to the door, his face ashen, declaring that the house was hoodooed and the ‘great day’ was ‘near at hand.’ “**Good Go, somebody has fallen in the sewer, and trying to get out, and choking to death!" somebody said, and a rush was made for downstairs and out on the pave- ment. By this time the noise had ceased. Proprietor Scared. The proprietor of the place came down with a scared face and joined the group. He appeared puzzled for a minute, then a@ smile overspread his face. He walked quickly to the window, made a dive inside and reappeared, holding out a frog of im- mense proportions by the hind legs. “There is the disturber of your rest, gen- he said, and the laugh was on us, but we made him set 'em up.” The young man stated that the proprietor of the place was considering whether he would dispose of the frog as a bass singer for a saengerfest, or to furnish thunder at one of the theaters. There is a special man at the restaurant now, who each night goes to the tanks and puts a muzzle on every frog. The large one Is chained securely to the window sill, and the further precaution taken of cover- ing it with a bucket. ——— CUBAN MASS MEETING. Labor Organizations Perfecting the Details of Their Demonstration. The joint committee on the part of the Central Labor Union, Building Trades Council and the local Federation of Labor which has in charge the arrangements for holding a mass meeting in aid of the Cuban cause met last evening at Electrical Workers’ Hall, with Chairman Milford Spohn presiding, and Mr. Arthur Keep serving as secretary. The subcommittee to procure speakers reported that they had received communi- cations of acceptance from several of those who had been invited. Among these were Corporal Tanner, Simon Wolf, Samuel Gompers and Arthur Keep. Replies were also read from Henry George, who stated in his communication that: “I am not de- livering addresses at this time,” this com- prising, with his signature, the entire con- tents of the letter; from the secretary of the social democracy, who answered for Eugene V Debs that “Mr. Debs ts busily engaged in furthering the interests of the cause of which he is the special champion, and that it would be impossible for the latter to attend the meeting,” and from Mr. James Duncan, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, who stated that if it was possible he would be present. The ways and means committee reported that it was in communication with the managers of the New National Theater and Grand Opera House, and it was ex- pected that one or the other of those places would be secured for the demonstration, and that they would make a definite report on the matter at the next meeting of the Joint committee. At the meeting last evening of the Steam Fitters’ Helpers’ Association a reorganiza- tion was effected, and these officers chosen for the ensuing term: President, Fred W. Brennan; vice president, Arch. Douglass; secretary-treasurer, Stover Zea; sentinel, James Goldsmith. There was a large attendance of mem- bers, and a resolution was adopted to rigid- ly enforce the card system in the future, and no helper will be permitted to work without securing a card to show that he is a member in good standing. At the last meeting of the Plumbers and Gar Fitters’ Asi ion it_was announced that it had decided to affillate with tie Building Trades Council, and delegates to the latter body were elected. —_>—_— WHISKY AND MILK. ‘Two Sentences Imposed for Imbibing ‘Widely Different Beverages. In the Police Court today an object les- gon furnished by two prisoners, Mi- chael Lanhady and Thomas Varner, ar- raigned for vagrancy. Michael's presence in court was traced directly to the drinking of whisky. He sent to the workhouse for thirty days. “Thomas was gathered into the toils be- FAR, Ble ESUEESRSSGG3E c22E2FE, 2S2:Se F £242 .S2222523-8258288,° AFFAIRS AN ALEXANDRIA A Negro Labeter'A ttainpts to Murder Engi- tier Bowell. Drew a Revolver! and Fired Point Blank—DescriptigA of the Assailant General dnd ‘Personal News. Eventing Star Bureau, * _No.520 King Street. Bell Telephone No. 108. ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 10, 1897. D. J. Howell, civil engineer of the con- tracting firm of Howell, Brien & Co., who is engaged on the government work at Sheridan's Point, was shot at last night by one of the negro hands, and narrowly escaped being injured. The details of the affair as reported are very meager. From what can be learned, however, the negro was spoken to by Mr. Howell in regard to the work he was doing. Becoming angry, the laborer whipped out a revolver and fired point blank at Mr. Howell. For- tunately, the ball went wide of its mark. Seeing that the shot had missed, the negro took to his heels, with Howell following close in his wake, but the fellow got away. A description of the would-be meen nd the police wer Tirected to look out for him, but they have as yet been unable to locate him. He is described as being about 5 feet 8 inches in height, weighing about. 140 pounds, and very dark. His name is not known. Oriental Lodge, K. of P. Oriental Lodge, Knights-of Pythias, held a regular meeting iast evening, and the following recently elected officers for the ensuing term were installed by District Deputy Grand Chancellor George L. Simp- son, assisted by.Grand Master Henry Crump: C. C., Wm. HB. Smith; V. C., M. R, Norris; prelate, Robert Hancock; keeper of records and seals, A. T. Cox; M. of C., W. H. Nay; M. of F., H. Crump, and mas- ter-at-arms, George Hautzman. Police Court. Mayor George L. Simpson dispesed of the following cases in the police coure toda: Joseph Beavers, charged with stealing a bicycle, and James D. Green, charged with drunk and disorderly conduct. Gone to Richmond. Gardner L. Boothe, corporation attorney, and James R. Caton, representing the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Ver- non Electric Railway Company, went to Richmond today for the purpose of ap- pearing before the state board of public works in the matter of assessing the roll- ing stock of the railroad company. Daughters of: America. The regular weekly meeting of Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters of America, was held in their rooms, on Fairfax street, last evening, with a large attendance. Sev- eral new members were ‘initiated. - Officers Installed. Past Councillor James R. Mansfield of this city last evening installed the officers of the Leesburgs: Council, Junior Order United American’ Mé¢hanics. There was a large attendance Bnd the meeting was an interesting one. General af@ Férsonal Notes. Miss Stella Kauffinin is visiting friends in Baltimore. Miss Annie Lyts #ft yesterday to visit friends in New York and Connecticut. Mrs. D. J. Howell, who has been quite in. Mage De Brockett will shortly erect a handsome: resideriee @n-North Washington *{Dr and Mrs. Wedférd Brown have gone to Capon Spring& fo¥.a-stay of several “Miss Mary ‘Taylor thas gone to Atlantic City. —s Saturday ’@n@ Sumday~Exourasions to the Country. come Itimore ‘and Ohio railroad has paca Sa usie reduced sate excurston tick- ets, to be sold every Saturday and Sunday during the summer season, valid for returr: until following Monday; from. Washington to points on ‘the Wasltington branch as far as Annapolis Junction, and points: qn the Metropolitan branch and main‘line as far as Frederick and:Chariestown, W. Va. —Advertisement. ss LOSSES BY FIRE. ‘the Amounts Reported Yesterday Ag- z gregate About $5,615. Three fires claimed the attention of the police yesterday, and the losses reported by the volice amount to $5,615. The first fire of the day wes the blaze on the Ben- ning road, as published in yesterday's Star, and this loss the police place at $3,500, while the firemen place it at about $2,000. The firemen claim there was a de- lay in getting acditional help at this fire because of the refusal on the part of the police to allow the use of the patrol wagon. When the firemen saw the dis- tance from the. fire plug to the burning structures, they realized that it would be necessary to supply an extra amount of hose. The police were asked to allow the patrol wagon to be driven to the nearest telephone, but this request, the firemen say, was refused. Last night about 8 o'clock John B. Her- rell’s stables and two boat houses, near the foot of Half street southeast, were burned. There were seventeen horses in the stable when the fire was discov- ered. The watchman .was seated at the front door at the time, and by hard work and with the assistance of others he managed ta get the animals out of the building in time to save their lives.. Most ot the harness. was also saved. - ‘The fiames spread.to.the two boat houses of George Raum & Sons,and they were also destroyed. In the boat houses there was a considerable quantity of fishing tackle, including a number of big seines, but they could not be saved. Mr. Herrell and Mr. Raum each lost about $800. Neither of them carried any insurance. Last night a few minutes after 11 o'clock fire was discovered in the house of James Winston, No. 2136 New York avenue. The es, to the adjoining house, which. was unoccupied, and: di it to the extent of about $25. The loss to ‘the other building amounted to-about $500. The burned structure, which was’ not insured, bclor.gs to Mrs, Marcy, who lives in New York. = : This morning about 8:30 o'clock there Was a slight blaze in the house of John W. West, No.- 467 Ridge street. Policemen and citizens extingutshed the fiames with- out calling out tiie fire department. —_ Excursion to agere Falls via B. 0. : Special express tratrewith through coach- es and Pullman. = cars, will leave B. fon, 8:10 a.m.,Wed- nesday, July 14,-for Niagara Falls. Tic! ets returning gdod stop at Watkins Glen, Rochester nd Buffalo, Round trip, good for ten days,..$10:—Adve. 4 oS Turner Set to? St. Elisabeth. John L. Turney th¥ colored man‘ who visfted St. Dominié's Ghurch yesterday and played hayoc fhe chandeliers and church ornament# as published in yester- day's Star, was Heid ff the fourth ‘precinct station until this motning, when he was sent over to St. Elbfibeth’s Asylum, i j Money to lend at 5-and 6 per'cent on real | Oo ¥ ‘The Correct Date: The excursion to-be given by the Ibwa Republican. Association to. Marshall Hall’ next eb ivered, THE “COLORED BAPTISTS Annual Meeting to Be Held of Washington Asociation. ‘The Body Will Represent About Fif- teen Thousand Members—Session ‘Will Open Tuesday Next. The annual meeting of the First Wash- ington Baptist Association is to be held next Tuesday and continue fri session three days at the Liberty Baptist Church, corner of 18th and E streets northwest. Liberty Church is without @ pastor, but the mem- bers of the congregation will not be lacking in hospitality by reason of that fact, and have made arrangements for lunch to be served each day to the members of the as- sociation who are attending in an official capacity. The association was organized a trifle over twenty-seven years ago, this being the twenty-seventh annual meeting, and dur- ing that period its progress has been steady and uninterrupted, with the exception of the time when those members now callirg themselves the Mt. Bethel Association se- ceded and formed a new organization. Number of Delegates. Each church having membership in the Association ts entitled to be represented by two lay delegates, and the pastor and the body so selected will represent between 10,000 and 15,000 of the colored Raptirts of the District of Columpia, of which there are in all 20,000. There are about thirty churches in the association, all located within the bounds of the District, or in the immediate vicinity, and of these churches, several are very strong, such as Vermont Avenue, Berean, Metropolitan and Mt. Carmel. The session is to be opened Tuesday morning at 10:30, with devoticaal exercises, followed by an introductory sermva to be delivered by one of the pasiors of the local churches, selected at the last annual meeting. The Officers. The afternoon session will be taken up with the election of officers, the present officers, several of whom will probab!y be re-elected, being as follows: Moderator, Rev. J. C. Dent, pastor of Mt. Moriah Church, who has served four consecutive terms; vice moderator, Rev. Joseph Mat- thews, pastor of Bethlehem Charch, Hills- dale; secretary, Rev. J. I. Loving, pastor of Enon Baptist Church; treasurer, W. W. White, a layman of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, and executive committee, Rev. Robert Johnson, M. D., pastor of Metro- politan Church, chairman, and Rev. James H. Lee, of the Third Baptist; Rev. Washington Waller, Rey. W. E. Brown, Mt. Olivet; Rev. J. Willbanks, Virginia avenue; Rev. George W. Lee, D. D., pas- tor of tne Vermont Avenue Church, and Rev. W. P. Gibbons, Ph. D., pastor of Mt. Carmel Church. Two Daily Sessions, The two succeeding days of the conven- tion are to be divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon, each opened with devotional exercises, and in the evening there will be preaching and addresses l-y various speakers. During the progress of'| the business letters containing statistics of different churches will be read, and ap- pointment of committees on finance. on new churches, on education and on vor- responding bodies will be made. There is also to be a missionary discussion, ard during the course of this it is probable that a successor will be selected for the late Rev. J. C. Gaskins as home missionary for the District of Columbia. The matter of the removal of Wayland Seminary may also be taken up and cis- cussed in an informal way. The assovia. tion meetings will be guided in the main by a stated program of business, but it is expected that other questions, besides these mentioned, will crop out in’ thé vari- ous discusstons. os ——— $1.25 To Baltimore and Re- $1.25 turn via: Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets op. sale Saturday and Sunday, July 10 and 11, valid for return passage-un- til Monday, July 12...Good on any train. —Advertisement. ee PRESIDENT RANDLE’S VIEWS. ‘Will Have Capital Railway Cars Run- ning Monday Next. President A. E. Randle of the Capital Railway Company said last evening that he fully expects to be able to operate his line between the navy yard gate and Con- gress Heights by Monday next. Mr. Randle seems to be fully convinced that under the charter of the company he has the right to use the overhead trolley on the bridge, and in support of his view said to a Star reporter: “Section 2 of the amendment to the char- ter of the Capital Railway Company re- quires that the system shi be under- ground in the city and overhead troliey outside. The question to be determined is whether the Navy Yard bridge is inside the city. From the guage used it is evident that it 1s compulsory to put the overhead trolley on the bridge if that structure is outside the city limits, except that an addi- tional privilege is granted. The company may, in the discretion of the Commission- ers, use underground conduits or horses, so we really have three ways in which to c the bridge. “The charter goes farther still, and says the Commissioners shall have’ the discre- tlon to say how the current shall be car- ried across the bridge, and they have sl- ready decided that It shall be carried over- head and a permit has been granted, and the current is now conducted through the feeders overhead at this time. “The matter in a nutshell is this: The Commissioners have decided to carry the current overhead, which is within the dis- cretion given them. The only question is whether we shall put the wires below to propel the cars across the bridge.” —__ Wait for large sale of bicycles at Sloan’s Wednesday and Thursday.—Advt. + Ordered to Pay Alimony. In the suit for divorce recently filed by Henrietta B. Galt against Ralph L. Galt, Judge Cole has ordered the husbani to pay his wife $200 a month alimony during the pendency of the case, and $200 as counsel fees and costs. en ‘ You Can Keep Cool by Drinking Champagne Lager, 24 Bottles Only $1. Keep it in your ice box and you will not suffer from thirst. No beer is better, few | brands so good. Delivered in unlettered wagons. Write or ‘phone 1293, s Washington Brewery Co., 4th and F n.e. 1t — Royal Headache Powders cure. 10c. mh5-m,w,f,stt : eee We Say a Whole Lot Rooms @ very few words. fin- Papered in fi style, $2 up. F. G. Nolte, 810 9th st. It eng eae oe ‘The Best Thirst Quencher “Schittz’” gs Leger Beer is oldest, purest, best. Case of bottles, deli only. $1.25. Sem 0. PRESS WOMEN UNITE. The “League of American Pen Wo- men” Organised in This City. At. a meeting held in this city, at the home of Mrs. Mary A. Denison, the au- thoress, Saturday, June 26, 1897, at 8 p.m., @ body of active press women and authors organized the “League of American Pen Women,” with the following as charter members: Margaret Sullivan Burke, Anna Sanborn Hamilton, Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue, Margaret Temple Bayard, Mary A. Denison, Tillie Orr Hays, Ada Tower Cable, Bell V. Sherwood, Margaret Wade, Abbie G. Baker, Nannie M. Lan- caster, Alice R. Morgan, Mattte Hamilton Flick, Virginia King Frye, Emma V. Trie- pell, Jennie 8. Campbell and Anna B. Pat- ten. The object of this league is “to unite press women and authors for mutual bene- fit and the strength that comes of union.” The eligibility clause reads as follows: “Orly such persons as are actively en- gaged in journalistic or press work, or who are authors, are eligible to memles- siip In the League of American Pen Wo- men.” A constitution and by-laws were adopted, aid arrangements for incorpora- tion made, and the following officers chosen for the ensuing yeat. President, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan Burke: vice presi- dent, Mrs. Marian Longfellow O'Dono- shue; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mary A. Denison: recording secretary, Miss Bell V. Sherwood; treasurer, Mrs. Virginia King Frye; auditor, Mrs. Anna Sanborn Ham- ilte librarian, Miss Jennie S. Campbell; delegaies-at-large, Mrs. Abbie G. Baker, Miss Margaret Wade and Mrs. Margaret Temple Bayard. Applications for membership were re- ceived from several press women, in addi- tion to the charter members. Miss Wade will represent the League of American Press Women on the Pacific coast: Mra. Abbie G. Baker, in Kansas, and Mrs. Mar- garet Temple Bayard, in the east and Lorth. The first regular meeting of the league was held at 1403 Rhode Island avenue, July 7, and a letter from Mrs. Jane Cun- ningham Croly (“Jennie June") was read, from which the following is an extract: 1 can only consider it an honor, of which I Shall be proud, to be connected with, as first honorary member, an organization of Press women inoividuaily of national repu- tation. Accept my thanks and best wishes for happiness and prosperity.” Among others elected honorary members are the following: Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, Mrs. May Dudley Vought, Mrs. Brig, C Olivia"), Mrs. Dora Harvey Munyon and Mrs. Marion A. McBride. Miss Emma and several bersnip were Miss Hugies is from » but is for the present Hughes was ciccied a member other avplications for memb presented July 7. Hutchinson, Kansas, in_this city. The league ts not local, implies, embraces all Ain men who may be eligible league's design is an owl (symboi of wie, dom), within a triangle of a pen, penetl and brush, and the initials L.A. P.'W. tts colors are the American coloi oat bine. rs, red, white Mectings will but, as its name ———— Reduced Rates to Seventh An: the Baptint ‘Land of th daily train service.—Advt. ~ —_—.___ PRICE'S FIGHT FoR LIBERTY. The Noted Bank Sneak Making a Vigorous Contest. “Johnny” Price, the noted bank sneak thief, who has been under arrest in New York city for about a month, on a charge of having ‘taken the satchel containing nearly $1,700 belonging to the Metropolitan Railroad. Company, is making a strong fight against the efforts of the authorities to have: him sent here “for trial. Behind him, it Is stated, are friends who will spend thousands of dollars to save. him trom prison this time, and he has two able at- ‘torneys looking after his case. ” Although he has been before United States Commissioner Shields two or three times, and the- witnesses from here have been heard, the commissioner does not in- tend to pass upon the case until September at the earliest. The case has been post- Poned until that time, and the local au- thorities are very much disappointed. They ‘hhoped he would have been sent here in time for trial before the summer recess of the court. Why the case has been postponed for so long a time the authorities here cannot understand. One of the Washington wit- nesses fully identified him as the man he had seen walk out of the lunch room with the satchel. One of Price's attorneys was here this week and visited the lunch room where the big theft was committed. He had a talk with the young lady cashier, from beneath whose desk the satchel was taken. The defendant is at liberty, under $3,000 bail. SEOSS5S95559069O9SS66S 06500 From Lowell, Mass. ¢The Home of Hood’s Sar= : saparilla. “A swelling as big as a large martle came under my tongue. Physicians said it was a semi-transparent tumor and must be operated upon. I felt I could not stand it, and as spring came began to take my favorite spring tonic, Hood's Sarsaparilia. ‘The bunch gradually’ decreased and’ finally disappcured.” 1 have had no sign of its re- turn. Iam glad to praise Hood's Sarsapa- Hilla.” Mrs. H. M. COBURN, 8 Union St.y Lowell, Mase, Get HOOD'S. HOOD'S PILLS cure Sick Headache. 25e. 2 £ SPIECSESED E9669 9009000660669 3 i WHOLESALE ‘PRODUCE MARKET. Eugene 8S ing—Practically Un- changed Conditions. With the exception of eggs, products in the local wholesale produce market today remain about as quoted a.week ago. Eggs have dropped about a cent a dozen, and they are consequently somewhat weak. Butter remains firm at the prevailing prices. Vegetables and fruits are becom- ing more plentiful, and are in better condi- tion, Beef and other meats show only the changes noted from week to week. On the whole, the market is bountifully supplied, and a goo’ trade is responsible for firm- ness. Butter—Creamery, Elgin extras, 16%: choice, 16; firsts, 15; choice bakers’ stock. 11 to 12; creamery print, 16 to 18; New York tubs, 12 to 14; local creamery, 12 to 14; dairy, 9 to 11. Cheese—New York full cream, large, 9%; flats, 10; ponys, 10% Nearby, fresh, 10; western, 9; southern, Si to 9. Poultry—Winter chicks, live, 6 to 8; spring, large, live, per Ib., 13 to 15; spring, medium, live, per Ib., 14 to 15; spring. small, 13 to 14; capons, large, 11 to 12 slips, 9. Old fowls—Live, per ib., 5 to 6: roosters, live, per Ib., 4 to 5. Ducks—Live, spring, young, 12 to 14. Geese—Live, per Vegetables and fruits—Asparagus, extra, doz. $1.50 to $2; prime, doz. bun., $1 to $1257 culis, doz. bun., 50 to cucumbers, per box, 5) cents to pe per bbl, 75 cents to $1; celery, fancy, doz., 75 cents to $1; medium, ts; common, per doz., 15 to 20 cents; -beans, per box, 50 to 60 cents; lettuce, per LDL, 50 cents to $1; potatoes, fancy, per bbl., $2 to $2.50; choice, per bbl., $1. $2; new, per bushel, 50 to 60 cents: culls, ber bbl., 75 cents to $1; Maryland and Vir- ginia, bushel, 40 to 56 cents; yams and hay- mona, dbl., $1.10 to $2; tomatoes, per crate, Florida, $1 to $1.50; per crate, native, $1 to $1.50; Beets, per 100 bunches, $1 to § cabbage, new, per bbl., $1; Ubl., $1 to $1.25; beans, white, mediums, 80 to &5 cents; New 80 to &2 cents; marrow, $1 to $1. — per bbl., $1 to $1.25; common, Hox, to 40 cents; pears, La Cont peaches, fancy, free stone, cents: beaches, 6-basket carriers, $1.50 to #3; watermelons, per 100, $15 to $25; oranges California, navels, per box, $3.50 to $5: seedling, per box, $2.50 to $3.50; lemons, Cicily, per box, $2 to $4. Beef and er meats—Cattle, extra, $3.50 to $5 per cwt.; butcher, $2.50 to $4 per cwt.; common, $1.50 to $2 per cwt.; rough, $1 per cwt. Hogs, fair, $4 per cwt., gross; ordi- nary, $3.75 per cwt., net. Sheep, $3 to per cwt. Lambs, spring, choice. $6 to per cwt.; medium, $5.50 to $6 per cwt. common, $5 to $5.50 per ewt. ves, prime, 36 per cwt.; common, $4.50 to per cwt.; Brass, $3 to $3.50 per cwt. Cows, prime, §25 to $34 each; common, $10 to $15 each; old and dry, $6 to $s. —_—_——— Contest of a Will. An answer has been filed by Mary F. Horigan, the devisee under the will of the late Daniel Murphy, to the caveat and pe- tition of Edward J. Wall, Mary E. Wall and James Wall, who claim to be heirs-at- law, and who allege that the alleged will is not his will, and that it was procured through the undue influence of Mary F. and Cornelius Horigan. This ts fully denied by Mrs. Mary Horigan, who asserts Uvat she does not know of the Kinship of the caveators. Judge Col= has appointed Kd- ward P. 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