Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, ‘WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1897-14 PAGES; & me = LOCAL MENTION. ENGINEER BIRD'S SUICIDE Se AFFAIRS i ALEXANDRIA Bees ae he Two Guests at Hotel Lawrence Run AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Narrow Risk. . =a : Academy of Muste--“Go-Wan-Go-Mo-| Ts Driven by Domestic Troubles to End His | oro reser re pert Fee ace after, | Death-of J, Albost Piglds, a Nephew: of Bijou Theater.—High Class Specialties. Columbia Theater.—Castle Square Opera Company in “Clover.” Grard Cpera House.—“The Privateer.” Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Hyde's Come- @ians and Helene Mora. Lafayette Square Opera House.—Kellar, the magician. New National Theater—“In Town.” Willard Hall.—Exhibition of the Biograph. Se SS EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Stearer Samuel J. Pentz for Glymont and intermediate landings at 9:30 a.m. teamer Norfolk for Nerfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Steamer Harry Randall for Beach and river landings at 7 a.m. Trains leave 1313 street and Pennsylvania avenue for Arlington hourly from 3 a.m. to 8 p.m. ‘Trains leave 13% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Mount Vernon at 6:30, 10:05, 11 a.m., 12:05, 2:05, 3 eae IT’S LIKE BUYING NEW CARPETS to have us clean your old ones. Our ma:ch- less process makes carpets as fresh and bright as new. Furniture upholstered and re-covered by experts. Empire Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning Wks., 631 Mass. ave. DRINK THE BEST BEER —Abner & Drury’s “Hofbrau,”” It has same effect as malt extract in a more palatable Colonial form. “Phone 77 for c = WE CLEAN EVERYTHING that can be cleaned—in Ladies’ and Men's apparel. Finest work. Fischer, 6 G st. B. & O. BULLETIN. Reduced Rates. and $1. All trains in return, day next. All morning . Saturday and re and return, $1 rn Nowing Monday. t, 50 f Trading stamps gi AT THE CENTER en at Johnston's. P. MARKET STANDS . Schneider Baking Co., tomor- ing und everything good the can produce. Stands located in wing and at 7th st. entrance. > Send or tel. 984 yqur orders for latrobe and furnace work: competent and careful me- anics employc.. .J.0. Moran, ~125 Pa.av. » 1105 7th nw. Flower Stands—Morsell ___—- cE: Ys FL Mandehling Java have no equai. Svgars at cost. KENNY, 7 City Stores. E COFFE! 3s. and Arabian Mocha c. D. CITY AND DISTRICT. GRANTED NEW TRIAL. Frank Ruffin Given Another Hearing on Novel Law Point. Chief Justice Bigham yesterday granted the motion of Attorney E¢ward Mitchell for @ new trial in the case of Frank Ruffin, colored, convicted of housebreaking in Criminal Court No. 1 last week. The in- €ictment contained two counts, one charg- ing that the offense was committed in the daytime and the second charging that it was committed in the night time. The ver- €ict was “guilty as indicted,” whereupon Mr. Mitchell, in moving for arrest of judg- Ment and new trial, centended that his client wes guilty, if at all, of committing the crime in either the daytime or in the night time, and that the verdict should have been, therefore, guilty on one indict- ment and not guilty as to the other. Chief Justice Bingham sustained the con- tention and granted the motion, remarking that the point was a novel cne, never before raised here. —-+—_ Law Class Elects Officers. The senior law class of Columbian Uni- versity elected class officers Tuesday even- ing fer the school year. All the future lawyers connected with the school were present to take part in the voting. En- thusiastic speeches were made in behalf of Mr. William F. Kirk of Texas and Mr. Galen L. Tait of the District of Columbia for the class presidency. The result of the ballot was: Mr. Kirk, 48; Mr. Tait, Other officers were elected as follows: Vi president. A. F. Sellhausen: secretary, W. W. H. Ro treasurer, Philip Tindall. The clas presided over the past years by Mr. John Womack Wri ght of this city. Geing Like Gum Drops at a ay school pien’ b. boxes best but- ter at $1.40. Ji Center, K Fighting for Cuban Liberty. The supplement to El Porvenir, the Cu- ban organ published in New York, in an- neuncing the recent landing of three expe- ditions on the coast of Cuba, gives a list of a number of prominent patriots who ac- companied the expediticns and are now “fighting for the freedom of the island. Among them is Col. F. A. Del Castillo, who Was a gallant participant in the last Cuban war. Col! Castillo is the father of Mrs. R. LeGrand Johnston, wife of the well-known artist of this city. ——— $3.50 To Richmond. Va. and $3.50 | Return vin Pennsylvania Railrond. Account ef grand encampment of Con- federate Veterans at Richmond, to 22, tickets will be sold Oct 22, good returning until Oc fare for the round tri; Trouble and Its There was trouble last Sequel. evening asylva + with a sequel today in the Poiic: at the Court. Accordirg to the testimony, a bi ele ridden by a lad named William Sant- myer collided with the wheel of a young k ned Crismond. William Crismond, # brother of the latier, grasping Santmyer in no gentle manner, accused him of in- tentionally colliding with the young lady. Frank H. Brunough, who happened to ng at the time : a part in the proceedings and warned Crismond not to attempt to chastise Santmyer. Thereupon, Crismend and a fvierd, Frank Iseman, set on Hrunough and a free fight was in'pro- hen Policeman Adler reached the * arrested the trio and made the re ‘affray.”” At the conclusion of the hearing in court, Judge Mills fined C ond and Iseman each $1 nd dismissed the charge against Brunough. —_—<—___ $2.00 To Phil indelphia and Re- $2.00 turn wv Pennsylvania Rallroad. Leave B. and P. station, 7200, 8:00, and 114% a.m. Sunday, October 24 returning same day on ail trains, Congressional Limite Advt. SS SS Virginia Republicans Meet. A meeting was held last night by the Vir- givia Republican Association at 923 F street northwest. Five new members were ad- mitted. Messrs, Brood, Harrison, Hyde and Walker proteste! strongly against civil ser- vice, and resolutions were passed condemn- ing it. J. H. Harrison staied special ar- Frangements would be made for all Fairfax voters. . 9:00 Good except annual business meeting of the Society, Church of the Covenant, eld last evening in the chapel of the Prof. Edward K. Rawson, the President of the society, occupied the chair. Officers were elected ds follows: Presi- dent. Charles S. Clark; first vice president, John Ridout; second vice president, Fred- erick A. Ellis; third vice president, San- ford N. Whitwell; recording secretary, Frank L. Averill; corresponding secretary, Louis Fahnestock; treasurer, T. B. Jewell. —~<.+—__ To Enforce a Judgment. A bill in equity was filed yesterday by Lewis Jchnson & Co. against Meyer Loeb to enforce a judgment of $4,000. Upon the mo- tion of their attorney. Mr. T. Percy Myers, Judge Cox appointed Mr. Myersand Attor- receivers. Own Life. Accusation Made Against His Wife and His Bitter Curse Left as Her Only Heritage. William George Bird's dead body was dis- covered last night suspended by the neck from the top of a side gate on the premises where he had his home. He had during the day told some of his friends that he ex- pected to make a trip to the Klondike gold fields; to others he had said he contem- Plated suicide. These and similar declara- tions he had often made theretofore, and those of his relatives and neighbors to whom they were repeated yesterday paid them no heed. But he kept his word, so far as the tak- ing of his own life was concerned. When the body was found, life had evidently been extinct several hours. The Cause Assigned. Domestic unhappiness is the cause as- signel for the act by the unfortunate man in the following letter, which wag found on him: “I at present know exactly what I am doing. Everything in this house must be turned over to Mr. Boyd, to be sold for the benefit of my children. May my most hitter curse rest on their mother and her lover, Jim Jackson. I intended to kill him and her, but I don’t want that sin on my soul. God will forgive me for what I wil! do, for I have been driven to it by a bad woman, and may a dying man’s curse cling to her through life. Give this to the jury, and I hope they will see that my wife and her lover will never benefit by what I leave. I am perfectly sober and in the house by myself while I am writing this. Good-bye all. i “WILLIAM GEORGE BIRD. When Sergeant Daley and Policeman Vermillion had made an investigation of the premises and found the letter, they had the body sent to the morgue. Bird lived with his wife znd several children at No. 704 G street southwest. Many years ago Bird resided in Alex- andria, where he studied medicine, but be- fore finishing his medical education he took to engineering, and had worked at this trade ever since. About twenty years ago he took a second wife, and whatever the relations which may have existed be- tween the two during the early days of their married life, they certainly have not been of the happiest during recent months. The green-eyed monster took complete pos- session of the old man, and he blamed Jas. Jackson for all his trouble. Jackson has been employed on the steamer Seufferle as engineer during the past summer, and Mrs. Bird wes frequently a passenger on the steamer during trips to Buena Vista. Oc- casionally the husband accompanied her, and on these occasions he never failed to show his contempt for the engineer. = The alieged intimacy betweeh Jackson and Mrs. Bird caused more trouble of mind than the woman's husband’ had ever before experienced, it is alleged, and her trip on the steamer only added to it. So much was he disturbed that he was unable to give proper attention to his work, and the result was that about two months ago he lest his situation as engineer at a place on the river front. Indulged in Strong Drink. Recertly he has been a patron of sev- eral drinking places in South Washington, and his jealous feeling, stimulated with bad liquor, it is said, put him in a frame of mind calculated to cause the commis- sion of almost any crime. Thoughts of murder and suicide took possession of him, and his threats that he intended to end his life were frequent, while the letter written just before he put the noose about bis own neck showed that he had con- templated a double murder first. Early yesterday evening he called on his neigh- bor, Mr. Hurdle, and reauested the loan of a revolver. But Mr. Hurdle refused the lean, and Bird returned to his humble home, talked of Klondike and other places, and kt ‘d_ his children an affectionate farewel! To his eldest daughter, Mrs. Brown, he made the request that she re- turn to the house last night, as there might be somet there for her to see. It is stated that Bird had had some trou- ble with his wife yesterday morning, and she left the house. He thereupon packed her clothes in a bundle and left them where she could get them. It was not until late last night or this morning that she be- came aware of her husband's suicide. Jackson's Denial. “Jim” Jackson, mentioned in the letter, is a young man of good address, who, as already stated, has been engineer on the Buena Vista boat during the past sum- mer. He was seen by a Star reporter this mcrning, and while he admitted that friendly relations existed between Mrs. Bird and himself, he denied that there had been anything of an improper nature about them. They had been acquainted for a long time, but were friends only. On ene occasion, he said, he happened to be at the house when the husband came h te The latter showed his hostile feelings with- any reservation. Since then, he says, Bird 's been on the boat a number 1 her husband had also enjoyed trips to Buena Vista. Bird, he says, had been drinking for a couple of months, and a number of times he had forced his’ wife to leave the house, and each time he bun- died up her wearing apparel and threw the bundle after her. Friends of Mrs. Bird say that there was no foundation for the husbana's jealous: Coroner Carr viewed the body and gave a certificate of death, concluding that an inquest was unnecessary. pare $1.00 To Baltimore and Return $1.00 via Pennsylvania Railroad. Sunday, Cctober 24. Tickets good on all trains same day except Congressional Lim- ited.—Advt. ——__——— FOREIGN MISSIOXS. Meeting of Women’s Society of Pres- bytery of Washington, Representatives of twenty-three churches were present at the fall meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the preshytery of Washington city yester- day, the session beginning at 10:30 a.m. at North Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Cul- bertson presided. ° It was announced that under the new ruling of the board in New-York Sunday schools would hereafter send their con- tributions directly to them and Christian Endeavor societies would send theirs through the Woman's Society. Mrs. Bailey, the treasurer, announced that the salary of Dr. Mary Pierson Eddy, the medical missionary supported by this society in Syria, had been increased, the amount of the increase being assumed by the women Mrs. KeHey, chairman of the committee on revision of the constitution, made a report, which will be acted upon at the next meeting. Resolutions: were adopted relative to the ceath of Mrs. A. M. Faetz, formerly sec- retary of literature of the society. A map of Persia was made and presented to the society by Mrs. McCulloch, and the thanks of the society were tendered her. Letters were read from Mrs. Wells of Corea and Dr. Mary Pierson of Syria. A vote of thanks was extended the ladies of North Church. Mrs. Bailey, the treasurer, sent to the New York board last quarter $943.37. This quarter she has received $580.06. Dr. W. C. Alexander, the president of the C. E. Mis- sionary Union, talked about the work of the union. —_-+__ “é Made an Example. In the Police Court late yesterday after- noon Sydney Marlowe, a middle-aged raan, who claims to be a physician and magnetic healer, was corvicted of a charge of as- saulting a little girl seven years old, and sentenced by Judge Kimball to 364 days in Jail, the limit of the law in cases of as- sault. In imposirg the limit the court re- marked that he intended to make an ex- ample cf the defendent before the commu- nity. Cases of a like character, he added, are of altogether too juent occurrence in the District of Cclumbia, and he destred © ncon between 5 ard 6 o'clock to remove two guests to the hospital. The guests were Walter Hinesbaugh and John Sween- ey, young men from Oakland, Md., who} Aet of Superingendent of the Gas had registered there late Monday night. It was long after midnight when they re-| W0FK* Overruped 4y Council Com mittee: on, Light. ‘Moyor Simpson. . tired, and Hinesbaugh, the one to whose lot it fell to turn out the light, failed to leave the stopcock closed when the flame disappeared. Fortunately for them, the window was left open, and this let in enough fresh air to keep them alive, but both men were almost dead when they were found. jureau, Su pees street, Beli, Telephone, No. 106, ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 20, 1897. ‘The many friends of J. Albert Fields wilt about 8 OeIoC ne eee ne ye nc oeE | regret to learn of his death, which occurred sponse was received. The young men had | at his home on Upper Prince street yester- retired rather late and she thought they | day afternoon after an iliness of several Probably needed some extra sleep, and | weeks. made no further effort to arouse them. It late Stephen came near being their last sleep. When | |. Fields was a son of the x , George they were not seen during the day, and | K- Fields and’a nephew of Mayor persons connected with the hotel conclud- | L. Simpson, in whose employ he has been ed to make an investigation, the result | since leaving-school. He was in the thir- was that the men were discovered in a | tieth year of*his age, and was’ a-member Your credi niture House, condition bordering close upon suffocation. z en Then Policemen Taymsn and Hollinberger | Of he Bachelors’ Club. He graduated ae were called in, and the unconscious stran- | the public schools with honors, being gers were taken to the Emergency Hos- | first'one to: pass the examination « whicir pital, where the doctors worked gn them | entitled him to the university scholarship. until they were out of danger. They left | He was a man df a G a genial nature and pos- the hospital about 2 o'clock this morning, - but did not return to the hotel. Later in | 888ed the faculty of making friends wher. the morning they called at police head- | ever he went. quarters, and Sweeney applied for trars- | The funeral will take place from his late portation to his home. He was stranded, | residence tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. but his companion had a few dollars left. = His story was that they had taken some GS horses frcm Oakland to Philadelphia and | ‘The following cases were disposed of by had also visited Baltimore. When they | Mayor Simpson this morning in the police mun io thelr room in the hotel, Sweeney { conrt: Benj. Vermillion, charged. with be. says, he went to bed, while his partuer Te- ing drunk and di feuidinmlaneaeicol mained up and wrote two letters. He de- | 1S drunk and disorderly, dismisscd; com- clares that Hinesbaugh blew out the gas, | Plainant failing to appear. James alias but the latter denies this assertion. Al. | Barney Richards, charged with stealing a {hough alive and able to be about, Sweeney | boat from Al Robey, had his case continued ig by mo means in good physical condition. } until 9 o'clock toxorem morning on we is tight leg and right arm were terribly | count of the absence of a material witness, Swollen when he called on the sanitary | Albert Wilson, charzed with stealing a sil. officer, and it was as much as he could do | ver watch from William Johnson, lined $5, ip ras himself along. He said he felt as | in~default of which he went to jail tor it he had received a stroke of paralysis. thirty days, subject the chain gang. Re- Sanitary Officer Frank made the neces- | becca Quill, colored, charged with disorder. sary arrangements for the two, and :hey | ly conduct, was fined $2.50, in default of started on the return home. which she went to the work house for —>__ thirty days. Lacon ae Lansburgh’s Fur- Mr. Mallen Reinstated. Se RA A regular meeting of the city councll WORK OF LALOR BODIES. committee on light was held last nigat — and the removal of Mr. John Mullen, who Meetings of Building Trades Counell | up to last Friday was employed at the gus = and Federation Respectively. works, was investigated. Mr. Mullen was The weekly meetirg last evening of tho | discharged by Superintendent | William Building Trades’ Council was attended by | Haatzmam; who: claimed that-Mullen- aid the representattves of eight organizations. | not keep his retorts to a certain degree President Silver presided _ | of heat, and filled his place with a colored Paes eter ange Daniel Sul) aanenamed a Geonesasea au enc : secretary. reported the matter to Chairman Hinken, n response to a letter sent by the sere- | who, after Investigating the case, ordered tary of the council to the committee having | Superintendent Hautaman to reinstate Mul- charge of the building arrangements for |!" This the superintendent refused to Whesnee ete : = *, | 4% hence the meeting last night. x ucture of the Young Mea’s || ‘the, meeting was’ held behind closed Christian Assoctation, requesting that or-|dcors, the outcome of which is that Mr. ganized labor be recognized or employed in pieranen fatlieee inn to work .:tomorrow the consiruction of the proposed building, | ™°rning. hether cr not anything will a letter was read trom Secretary Multer of | po, (ene With Superintendent Hautzman is Bre eon ie: Av, assuring the counc!l that | Win be reported tothe ne eee tee CBee in preparing the plans and specifications pire Gre comncle for the new building his association would |+ Basaav and Oyster Supper: make every effort to keep in the closest.| | The second night of the bazaar and oyster possible fouck with the union labor orgati-"| ‘supper being held at McBurney’s Hall, izations of the city. = 2UA. AE, “Wid The secretary was instructed to address | Under the auspices of Jr. 02 U2ua. MM, Wid! @ cominunication to the District Commis- | °Te Successful than’ the opening night. sioners, protesting against the employ- | A large delegation of the order from Wash. P 5 ment 08 the aoe of the fire depart- | ington was present. ment in mechanical pursuits to the detri- | The voting for y ment of the workingmen of the District. Paes fea yas orccler tends A delegate from Plumbers a 3 = Ae ea ee Tepe from Plumbers and Gas Fit dr,. O..U. A: Mi ring, H. S. Goodrich ters’ Union, No. 5, was admitted and ob- “Mazon, 5:°RL Bonshil, 8; orice gated. 3 ys) Eaay ise Bt Miss” Mamieatm=, At the meeting last evening of the locat Merman. Shand ance ee Federation of Labor Mr. W. H. G. Simmons. p> of. Ac opens Maes lend! owntapt Was felected to represent the body in the | Clock, ‘Thomas Chauacen, oe non aoe of the Suffrage Association of the |y. smith, 5, and J. ie Mansfield, 5. Jew. istrict. elry case. M aeleislay= oni > ‘The report of the Tinners’ Union showed |" “*S® Miss Anna Heisley, 5. that organization to be in good condition. Invited ta Attend. It having been reported that the federa- | ‘The members of'the 17th Virginia Regi- tion was about to take part in some dis-| ment Chapter,..U. D. Chavo been ton putes between some of the local labor 00d- | Gured, through, thel ae Sante ies, the chair stated he wished {t under- | “ered, ese aka eS stood that nothing of the kind is contem- | tion to attend a meetif MOL M. D. Corse plated by the central bod Camp, Sons Confederaté”’ Veterans, the aaseaa dee evening of Tuesday, October 26, the occ SIGNS OF PROSPERITY. sion being an address by Mr. Frank Anderson. Attending State Council. The Alexandria representatives’ to the State,Geungil, Junior Order .of--american Warner Saw in the Went. Mr. B. H. Warner has just returned from a trip through the west as far as Duluth. He said to a Star reporter today that 11'] burg, 2 nearly every locality he found evidenc and BE. B. Byrne of Alexandria’Counctt; G: growing business and prosperity. The | Nelson Cradlin and D. Soper of Belle farmers had good crops, for which they |'Haven Council; Geo. H. Hayden of Jackson were able to obtain prices far in exce Council, and Jr. P. S.C. O. B. Hopkins. those of several years pi ‘This condition Peni om Bee aoawes accom- pa ed by epres ative N. av! c= of things made them feel happy and tend-| Soquan Gouned, ail ore pledged to vote for ed to make a change in their views on the | holding .the next session of the cstacs silver question and in silver as a means of | Council in this city in 1898. restoring prosperity. Corporation Court. et st Sree Spbbers aude wholesale The following business was transieted ih much that in many cases the corperation court yesterday, Judge J. Keep their employes working K. M. Norton presiding: keep up with their orders. Retail business | Wheatley agt. Martha Boswell’s adminis- trator; final decree. in that city did not seem to be as much Henied af trade with country scerenants, |) "Garcy. Water eet. Scott Butler, SoleRed: suit fer divorce; bill dismissed. | % However, more money was circulated and the general indications were favorable. The | "i, 3" fe Gated acting as special judge. heard argument and took the papers ii jumper and grain men of Chicago and Min- Wace, one See very active Sal Mid tee caus oP Wallace agt. Critcher, trustee et al. t s What Mr. B. H. Warner: “As far as I have been uble to judge Washington has suffered less by de- Pressed conditions than other localities. More building has been done in this city during the last four years than in St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth combined. In the latter named city business of all kinds is very quiet and little is doing. ‘There is sub- startial foundatien for growth, however, and I have great confidence in ‘the future of ‘the zenith city of the unsalted sea.’ Real estate business throughout the west has been practically dead for several years nd few transfers have been made. ‘The real estate men have not expected to find buyers. Now they report very favorable indications all along the line. Une firm in St. Paul told me of several large sales of farm land that had been made within a short time. They say that the farmers from the proceeds of this crops will in many instances pure! property where they do not owe mortgages that have to be paid. The bank depos! of such cities as St. Paul have very largely in-| her home on South Washington street, creased and indicate a general circulation |.. yr, J.-D. Normoyle hag been reapouinted of money far in excess of that used for |’, notary public for this city by the gov- several years past. ernor, and has qualified a: XS “T appreciate the surroundings of the na- | © nd & Pcs Police Commissioners, A regular meeting of the board of po- ice commissioners will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the mayor's office. There is nothing of especial interest to come up for investigation unless Commissioner Pric# decides to present the letter in regard to Sergeant Smith, which gave him’ so much notoriety a short while ago. General and Personal. Rey. Berryman Green and J. J, Green, who have been attending the convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in Buffalo, returned home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Smoot, who have been abroad for several weeks, are expected home this evening. Miss Julia English of Laurel, Md., 1s the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ashby Miler; at tional capital and the beautiful scenery of Saree are Virginia and Maryland more than ever| “Want” ads. in The Star pay because after traveling over the monotonons prair- they bring answers. q ies of several western states. ‘The fact is SRT we have so many attractions at the na- tional capital that our people do not half appreciate them. They have a value which cannot be estimated in dollars. People all through the west speak highly of Waeshing- ton and the present administration. Pro! perity is expected all along the line, and The I. 0. B. B. Convention: ’ A_meeting,/of National Capital Lode, Improved Order B'nai B'rith, was held last night at Costello's Hall, all the local lodges | belng represented...'The lodges of the se- Me deg pdage | clety will hold a ecnvention here January Fodnt if decksed ieee ee eens | 21; OS ant 20;iangs Fepgria ward withhicies Partment of business does not take place | last night from committees appointed to within the ensuing year.” x make urrangements.: Isaac Gans, presi- =e dent, occupied the jiehair, and received state-" A great opportunity to obtain about five | ments from several af the committees on acres of land near Takoma Park on Piney | the hall-for the conven! lon, on the banquet Branch road. This property will be sold by | and on the reception. ‘very effort is being trustees tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 | made to make the Washington convention orclock. It is very desirably situated as | the most memorable th the history of the suburban property. See advt. . organization. held Octaber 31, ciety Temple Hi west. Cleveland’s Baking Powder keeps cake -. moist and: fresh. next meeting will be 2330, o'clock :p.m.,. at. So- Sth gnd G streets north- ———— Approves Removal of Undergrowt To the Editor of The Evening Star: Another person has been out of town, and upon his return, in riding in the car toward Dupont Circle, he, for a moment lost his bearing and thought he was in a strange part of the city. He was, how- ever, pleasurably affected. In approaching the circle-quite a fairy scene was present- de. Benedth and beyond the trees the radiating streets and people and vehicles passing about were visible, and numbers of children were enjoying the open air all over the grounds. It seemed as if some magician waved his wand, saying | presto! Before; what Cg 5h Fed gen pent of bus! a jungie in tl eart of a city obetracting the rays of the sun, breeding insects and sickness. A suffictency of shrubbery remains, which, when clothed in the coming summer's foliage will give abundant shade and present a decidedly attractive. and cheerful aspect. As to the topping of the trees, these were yo abe Ae Horse Bl: Lap Robes. f a kind lable to grow too high, becoming nike Nate gh Blankets,“ — and by storms. s NO GRUMBLER. NATIONAL THEATER.—Wilton Leck- aye begins an engagement at the New Na- tional Theater next Monday pight, when he will present a new play, entitled “The Royal Secret.” The play is a romantic comedy drama. In this play Mr. Lackaye will have the advantage of an attragtive make-up. He will not be seen as he was last season in a part which hid his hand- some face behind a mask of make-up, hideous, but effective, but will appear in all the silks and satins of court dress. ‘This is his second season as a star and at the head of his own company. - Mr. Lackaye’s appearance will be notable in many respects. He will bring with him @ strong, well-selected company and a play that is said toe be strong and dramatic und Produced upon the highest plane of scenic art. As the title suggests, the play belongs to a period in history which 's full of dram- atic incidents. ‘The scenes are laid in the reign of King Louis XIV of France, em‘dst the conflicting affairs of state. "his period in French history has been thougbt the most picturesque to iraw from for the making of a romantic drama, and F. D. Reinau and W. T. Price have endeavored to contribute to their work a strong at- mosphere of romance. Incidents in the reign of Louis XIV, it will be found, have merely suggested the happenings of the play, and they have dwelled largely upon their own fertility of imagination for what powerful dramatic effects they have pro- duced. Mr. Lackaye will appear in the character of Mandury, un actor, who is in love with his leading actress, Armande. The king is enamored »f her, and Mando- ry’s devotion to her results in his becoming involved in trouble. Counter plots draw Mandory into other matters, and for a time he does not escape from the intrigues in which he has become involved. The piece is styled a romantic comedy because there are opportunities for the comedian of the company to make himseif conspicu- ous and scenes that provoke laughter. The company in support of the star num- bers many who are well known in is city. Edmund Collier, the ieading man of the organization, has been a star himself, and was a strong second to the late John McCullough; James O. Borrows is a comed- jan who has been with the Frohman com- pany for some years, and was in the stock company at the Columbia last summer, while Fanny McIntyre, the leading I: dy, is popular and well known in this city for the s00d work she kas done here in other com- panies; Alice Evans was the “Bossy” in “A Texas Steer,” and has done much ef- fective work in Hoyt’s other p! Britta Griffin is a new stage beaut ers in the company Donald, Alexander Maurice, John Lancas- ter, Russel Wayler, Edwin Wallace, Edwin Maurice and R. C. Chamberland. COLUMBIA THEATER.—Margaret Ma- ther’s already famous production of Cym- beline is to be given its second presenta- tion in Washington at the Columbia ‘Thea- ter next Monday evening, and the indica- tions are that the distinguished actre will be given a warm welcome. Cymbeline is to be a veritable panorama of attractive ond realistic pictures, and in the course of five acts no less than fourteen different Scenes are shown, some of which are said to be perfect gems of stage setting. The costumes and properties will be in keeping With the elaborate staging, all combining to make Cymbeline a most brilliant and engaging spectacle. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—The Acad- emy offers next week the sensational melo- «drama, “In the Name of the Czar.” Press reports of this attraction are quite flaiter- ‘ing, both as a meritorious play and as a production. Each act contains a sensa- tional scenic feature, among which might be mentioned the rock-bound coast of Rus- sia near Cronstadt, revolving scene of the interior and exterior of the fortress of Schlusselburg, the fight in the belfry of St. Nicholas, the grand masked ball of St. Pe- tersburg, the nihilists’ den on the Neva, ithe time lock and cthers. The play deals with the troubles existing ‘between the high and low-born of Russia at the present time. It tells the story of a young lieutenant in the Russian army, who had formerly been educated at Yale, where he formed the friendship of a wealthy young New Yorker. The young lieutenant is harassed by villainous relatives, both on account of his property and the girl he loves, and the siege of extermination fol- lows him through the entire play. But through the gallant efforts cf the young American he thwarts their schemes, ma ing perilous leaps and hairbreadth escapes, until finally he finds himself sentenced to Siberia, when, at the last moment, the young American appears upon the scene, armed with a pardon “In the Name of th Czar.” Throughout the play runs a vein ‘of comedy, interspersed here and there with an appropriate specialty. The cast in- cludes Lettie Allen, Fred. Montague, Jas. R. McCann, Jerry Keenan, Lizzie Kendall, Lillian Ames and Gus Bruno. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—The attrac- tion anonunced for next week at the Grand is that highly prosperous y. “On tne Bow presented by Managers Thos. H. Davis and William T. Keogh, and which may be said to have matter to interest fvery class of theatergoer. The fun is all the more successful for the truth at the bottom of it. Its true to life, yet extrava- gant, like so much of the humor of the comic papers. But “On the Bowery” does not end with its comedy,element. It has sensation galore. It has its love story, its crimes, its plots, its dangers, its rescues and all the constiutents of the approved melodrama of life in a great city. The es- cape of the hero through the window, the capture of the old countryman by the blun- dering officer, the check given to the hero pursuers by Chuck Connors in the latter's saloon, the throwing of the deceived girl into the East river, the leap of Chuck Connors from the Brooklyn bridge to save her, the dodge by which the farmer throws the police off the track, the fire on the pier and the second rescue by Connors are all strikingly effective matters to the ordinary theatergoer. Interesting as these things are in them: selves, they are made the more so by their picturesqueness. That this picturesqueness should be fully brought out its managers have given “On the Bowery” a most elab- crate and expensive scenic equipment. The localities are such as to give the scene painters rare opportunities for ‘reality. Notably is this true of the scene of the third act. Here is given the most satisfac- tory representation of Brooklyn bridge that has ever been put upon the stage. The magnitude and complexity of this triumph of engineering on a vast scale are now properly shown for the first time in a theater. Chuck Connors jumps from the bridge to save the life of a woman, who is the only witness of a crime of which the hero has been falsely accused. All the Dyspepsia NO MEDICINE DI HOOD'S: “I was a great sufferer from ia. I tried everything I could thin oe bak ID ANY GOOD UNTIL WAS TRIED. nothing seemed to do me any until I in taking Hood's Sarsaparilia. After I had used this medicine for a while I was able to eat without distress, and now I have a appetite and feel well.”"—W. R. ED- MONSTON, fl6 New Jersey avenue, Wash- ‘Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the Best—iu fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Plilis syst Liver mu. CP 02 39-20 00-30 -+0-<e = characters of the play are interesting, and they are as nearly natural as the demands BOY'S SHREWD GAME. — Gf melodrama will allow. Hoped to Leave Town With New KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER—The| wre this yr Oe Otee™ attraction at the Lyceum next week will is Mr. Frank's office?” inquired a be Ai. Reeves’ Big Burlesque Company. | €atly dressed boy, fifteen years old, who Although this is but the second season of | called on the Sanitary officer this morning. {ils organization, it is already listed among | ° “This is his office,” the boy was toll the best,~every department being thorough- “What do you want?” f ly equipped. The opening skit is entitled ‘al + = “McFadden's Flats,” and is a funny farce. I want you to send me to my home in The olio, which 1s made an especial feature | Buffalo,” was his response. The sanitary officer listened to the boy's by this company, is made up of Al. story, and concluded to keep him here for the original banjo ‘Padewhiskie, SEE ee are ee ede ens | 0 tow dhave innill Shs Gouna baer Bree his rel- atives. For this purpose he was turned and jokes; Thatcher and Milton, comedians par excellence; The Tally-Ho Comedy Trio, —— a Ase ree over to Officer Wilson of the Humane So- Burns, Celtic wits of considerable ability, | ciety, 5 and Lillian Perry, singer of catchy: songs. — started with him to the Maulsby The closing feature w an extravaga’ “T don’t wi spectacular burlesque, entitled “An Isle of | and he ta oy yee, Gold.” In this the comedians have abun- | Diace where he could neat dant scope, while the scenic embellishments | "311s Teason for makine vile objection was and a coterie of pretty girls tend to in-| apparent when the house ue Sapchem, Sor it developed that the boy had been there before, and had disappeared just after a crease the interest. BANDAS EGGS CONTE TS te Deed nb sai er captnns eemaaaens put on him. Two weeks ago he had been recelved as ant liminary announcements SS fee tour of the Banda Rossa 0! an their | iMmate of the institution, and yesterda oe a a ned ree a deere coed opie, PTS ey epee Viana Legere native land and their success on of clothing, he concluded it was about time oie ey evs cand At reeenes tS, | for bin te maken Mass pur Eolae CAD toe fore, for their New York concerts to §' first opportunity he lowered himself fro:n them an indorsement in this country, and | a window and departed. Mrs. Wilson, the that has been done in an unmistakable matron, was glad to see him, and she made Te Nery abe almost unanimous voice of | nim exchange the new garments for his old the New York critios was a recognition of | ones. their grand ensemble work, the brilliant | “The boy told Sanitary Officer Frank that ard passionate playing characteristic of the his name is Wm. Mahaney. Italian people—a well-drilled body of men, | lived with his aust, Mr under the most perfect control—these points. | South street, Buffalo, and he left with deserved tributes to the great and | months ago with Thomas Kirby, who was megnetic leader, Sorrentino, give in the coming this way with race hors When press a fair conception of the impression | he reached this city he deserted Mr. I made by the Banda Rossa at their opening | fearing if he went south with him he w concert in New York last Friday. Their not be able to return home. He is held at the first police station uncil appearance in this city at the National Theater, Friday afternoon, October 20 will | his aunt can be heard from. be awaited with great expectations by the music-ioving public here. THE BIJOU.—The wonderful Gertie Cochran is the main feature of the Bijou’ bill for the current week. ‘This gifted child the boy said, of a better two —— Locket Held for Owner. Detective Parham recovered ioned gold locket from -fash- ns, an ol Thomas Hav answers with correctness as to the discoy- | Cloned. Whom he arrested for theft a few ery of America, the capitals of the Gays age is anxious to find its ow and like questions, and when she nn The locket is about the size of a iad into the intricacies of the naticnal watch and has a diamond engraved on the population of various subdivisions of | ©#5*- the world, she is without doubt wonderful. | = She recites the answe to bibli geographical questions in a lig rer. Byron G. Harlan, in his series lustrated sengs, makes success after su cess. A body of two hundre brother Elks attended Monday evening in Mr. Harlan’s honor. The Whalleys, i: a musical spe- cialty, the Grahams, \in a neat spect: together with Burtine’s Dog Circus, consti- tute the main features. The balance of the bill is mainly good. For next week J. K. Emmet and a big bill of specialties are an- nounced. a Frederick Fair. Account of the fair at Frederick, M4d., October 19 to 22, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will sell excursion tickets from Washington for all trains October 18 to 22. good returning until 23d, at rate of $2.20 for round trip, including admission to grounds. Special trains leave Washington 8:50 a.m. October 20 and 21. Returning, leave Fred- erick 5 p.m. Rate, $1.65, including admis- sion.—Advt Ss Far From Complimentary. The remarks of Policeman McCormack today in the Police Court in reference to Thomas Mullen, were far from complimen- tary. Thomas is a young white man, who was im the dock to answer a charge of vagrancy. “He was released from jail last August,” stated the policeman, “and since then I really believe he has not worked a single day and has not been sober a single day. He is @ nuisance to the neighborhood in which he resides.” “I'm no vag,” declared Mullen, with a Show of indignation. ['ll admit I was crunk Saturday and yesterday, but as for being drunk right along since August, why, that’s silly, because I iraven’t had enough money to buy the liquor that would do that. And I can prove that I worked three days last. week.” LAFAYE LAST MATINEE SATURDAT. TH . _KELLAR, IN UP-TO-DATE MAGIC. First Time wnt BLUE ROOM. OF THE a ats on sale Thursda, oe20-4t ruled Judge fGAIETY THEATER BURLESQUE COMPANY. Management of Al, Hayman and Ct In the Galety Musical The father of Thomas supplied the neces- sary bond and the defendant was released. Scott’s Emulsion is not a “baby les Frokman, neds, SIin Town.” ses “ART is MB. WILTON LACKAYE THE ROYAL food,” but is a most excellent food for babies who are not well nour- ished. A part of a teaspoonful mixed in milk and given every three or four hours, will give the most happy re- sults. National Spiritualists’ — The Cod-liver Oil with the Hypo- Convention. phosphites added, as in this palat-| spiritual’ As inclon of the, Cte ae A “ able emulsion, not only feeds the child, but also regulates its diges- relig DieNACl es of the mest emincnt mediums in the Among those who wilh be mention Ask your doctor about this. ret. a NSA. ¥ 50e. and $1.00, all drugcists. - SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. = 19 tive functions. eat all sessions, The Biograph, SEE THE JUBIL CHAN : DAILY oclS-6t ally invited. AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA, S$ 2cteatict NCING MONDAY, OCT. Positively Last Week OF OPERA IN ENGLISH BY THE CastleSq.OperaCo. MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION OF aS M, FOR SALE Spaces for Exhibits and Advertising AT te rit. | Methodist Union Bazaar and Trades ER Exhibition, Which will be held at the from NOV. 9 to 19. Address, and 5c. VE Fanic IAT! ocly-214 NAN’S LYCEUM THEATER. KE ALL THIS WEEK. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday~and Saturday, ‘The Standard Vaudeville Organization of America. oHYOE’S COMEDIANS- INTRODUCING Miss Helene Mora. Nor AL, REEVES’ BIG SHOW. Next oclS-6t-15 EVERY Day 2 PM. EVERY NIGHT 8 P.M. The Bijou. PERFORMANCE. Littie GERTIE COCHRAN creation nage, Bl ‘Trick Dogs, Clown 12 other 10c., 20c., 30c. ocl6-tf EXCURSION Nes & W2ahington Steamboat Co. Every day in the year for Fortress Stonror, Norfolk, -Newport News and all points south ste superb por ‘fal steel por. Ne CITY ITEMS. You're Invited to See “Sam Wedding” at John Lynch’s. Get a pint of that famous Rockbridge Whisky, too, 50 cents. 404 Yth.1 ——_.—__ Royal Headache Fowders cyre. 10c. mbb5-m,w,t,stt , pecial Course in Spanish ‘s rest. tuxurious rooms, heated by steam Aited throughout with electric Mehta Bio is hat G MEERNAN & RIPE, ‘Managers. feanextay | MATL Saturday, * WHE OF OCTOBER 18. FIRST PRODUCTION IN WASHINGTON. ‘Tne Season's Big New York Hit. FIFTY NIGHTS IN THE METROPOLIS. ‘Morrison's Production of the New Romantic Drama, INGTON, FORT MYER AND FALLS CHURCH. auz-3m,10 Ke EMY—PRICES, 25, 50 AND Tbe. Seam Wed. ail Bat. Mat’, 25 aud 50s: reserved. Appearance Mount Vernon; Arlington and |