Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1897, Page 11

i Book News. | Little folks will be de- lighted with these gleanings | from Dickens’ works; beau- | tifully cloth bound. 5 vols., | $1.48 the set. 98ce Imperial Hair Regenerator. 89 for small and $1.75 for large. ‘Least prices on record. Chocolate Menier, DSc mcksse. Delicious for eat- ing and drinking. 4 vols. n't rep The Palais Royal. The one great department store with high-class goods and a cash business. Prices always lowest, they are now less than ever. Tailor-Made Costumes, +490 WENTY-SEVEN Model Gowns, from New York’s leading maker of man-tailored garments. Materials —cheviots, cov- erts, camel's-hair, mixtures. Colors— Browns, greens, grays, tans, blues. Styles—Fly-iront and blouse jackets, newest cut skirts. Plain and braided. Silk lined throughout. $25 to $30 costumes, at $1y.50 for choice. Some were $30. Some were $25. Some were $27. None were less. Best $10 Suits. Best $20 Jackets. The veriest tresh can be made to} We need now ask you only $16.50 read well in an advt. We ask you to | for best of $20 Jackets. In faci, we see and try on our $10 Suits. Com-}can ask you to compare with those pare with others’ elsewhere at the | retailing elsewhere from $20 to $25. price—and veu will know where are} Note the exquisite finish and quality the best. | of silk linings in ours. $5.98 for $7.50 Seal Collarettes. The_ultra-fashionable Wool-Seal Collarettes, with Thibet trim- ming. Full sweep, measuring 109 inches. Full length and high storm collar. Wonderfuliy good value at $7.50. A bargain at $5.98. Best $2 Waists. Best $8 Waists. And we need ask you only $1.59.! $6.98 instead of $8—the latter hey are best of $2 waists for $1.59. |price being the least previously : | quoted, here or elsewhere. {The new Roman Stripe and French Platd Sik Waists, with Ru-sian blouse and tucked fronts. Have one tried on. ‘col flannel in ereen, red, navy ‘Made ot bls front, yoke back. Linen ‘collar. and Bisek. $4.98 for $6 Mackintoshes. The introductory sale of the ladies’ newest Waterproofs in brown, navy, tan and black cloths, plaid lining and velvet collars, seams cemented and sewn. Style No. 1 has 28-inch donble- breasted cape. Style No. 2 has 26-inch single cape. The sweep to these capes measures 197 inches. Each is alone worth $4.98, if you judge by appearance and utility. And note the improved ventilating skirts! Bargain Umbrellas. New Neckwear. -Aristocratic bargains © for Net and Point d’Esprit lk Umbrellas that retail at S. | Ties, 2} yards long. Plaited and | lace end. some | E981 for the new Dress Fronts of Pls deposit on pearl and ivory. For | erty > Grand tirst showing Wales h an t wool | it 42c for 50c Silver Articles. 3 : Initials Engraved Free. Each piece stamped “Sterling Silver,” guaranteed 925-1000 fine. All richly chased, with polished portion for initials. Think of only 42 cents for choice of the following, with initials engraved free! mm, Curling Irons, Baby’s Brush . Cigar Cutters, i Cieaner and Fi ors, Letter Seals, Stamp Moisteners, Silk Wind. ary stores” > Hat Brushes; , a = i. 7 SLES re | 92.75 foe ets Ba bei man backs. Initials free. ‘ver back and handle. Initials free, 39c for 50c Underwear. The regular stock of Ladies’ 50c Ribbed Gray Merino Vests and Pants, reduced to 39c, because of the newly received Ribbed Wool Gar- ments, which are 49c instead of 68c. Men’s Underwear. Black Hose. Me Underwear—all sizes— iF or SOc for thi AAC ie cray and white merino and Seeced bak | ABC Tie aga wears Smtr, of 28 malcy brigzan. K.bbed and plain. for children have double krees. New Lamps and Tables. q The silk shade is a relic of the past. Correct now for vase and globe } of lamp to be of china or glass with decorations to match. And brass ta- bles are newly beautiful. Special prices for the introductory sale here tomorrow. The Lamps. The Tables. joc the $ Purlor Lamps. Vase aud $3.95 Sine tat are vimply exintate The | 9298 fr te! $3.48, nee table, wien oor Dress mountings are alse a work of art. —_—__ (or 0 Parlor for the $5.75 Brass Table, with $3.64 fies: Yeas Sceaatfen:taeattueres wes :| $4.98 style square legs. Onyx top. ge $1.98 becler pd Sapp ‘Lonpes with .48 for the $5.50 Me with cee ere a ara." | O4AB “teem | them. $1.98 fx the new $2.50 solid brass Hangtog = Lamps, with dome shape, and fount decorated to mateb. $2.50 1 $2 tor chotes of nearly « hundred $9.95 FSS seg aaa ep the greatest va- | critictem if you will today in Wi - Lisner, St. The Palais Royal, «. last meeting of the executive committee re- ported that it had examined the accounts of the treasurer of the union for the year 186-97 and found them true and correct. By vote of the committee, the correspond- ence committee of the union will in the future recognize the corresponding secre- tary of the junior union as a member of the committee. S merly an active Endeavor worker in this city and a member of the First Congrega- tional Church, made a brief talk. Lewis spoke particularly of the great influ- ence of the San Francisco convention upon the work of Christian Endeavor upon the Pacific coast and in the far west. glad the young people of the west were given an opportunity to come into fellow- ship with their eastern friends and catch some of their enthusiasm, and also receive a better understanding of the scope of the Christian Endeavor movement. minute reports were received from each of ences held in connection with last week's convention. a resume_of the best things sald in their number of brief prayers from the floor. citizen of Texas, who temporarily resided here, today. names Walter H. Acker executor. personal daughter and sister of the testator. estate in a farm in Jackson county, Texas, MET AND HEARD REPORTS Executive Committee of Obristian Endeavor Union in Monthly Session. ‘Work of the Various Committees Re- ported in Detail—Echoes From the Recent Convention. Tha November meeting of the executive committee of the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union was held last evening in the vestry of Calvary Baptist Church. President Grant Leet presided and condur the open exercises of song and devotion. Secretary Paul E. Sleman read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved. Interesting committee -reports for the month of October were received from the chairmen of standing committees. Mr. W. W. Tuckey, for the lookout committee, reported that arrangements were being made for a series of conferences of look- out committees, to be held in the various Sections of the city during the next three or four months, for explanation of duties aud methods. The report of the missionary committee was read by its chairman, Miss Ella C. Lyman. The committee suggested that each society in the District in the near future hoid # meeting upon the subject of “Giv- ing,” to be followed by a week of self- denial, the money raised during the week to b. devoted to missions. ‘Temperance River Resort. Mr. F. M. Bradley, chairman of the good citizenship committee, reported verbally that his ecmmittee is investigating the matter of a temperance river resort, and were planning to prosecute good citizenship work along a number of other lines vigor- ously during the coming months. The correspondence committee, through Miss Anna J. Bell, chairman, reported the success of the reception tendered the new board of officers at the September mass meeting of the union, the reception feature of the meeting being under the care of this committee. It was also reported by the committee that during the past month the names of eleven persons who had either moved to another section of the city or to another part of the country had been handed them. These persons were followed to tkeir new homes by Jetters to the correspondence committee of the city to which they had removed, through whom @ cordial invitation was extended to attend the church most convenient to their place of residence. assure Endeavyorers and others who go to another city of a cordial welcome to the church of their own denomination located nearest to their new home. In this way the committee The music committee, through Mr. Page L. Zimmerman, chairman, reported the suc- cess of the musical arrangements for last week's convention. pianist was provided for each session of that body, and in addition the convention chorus of seventy-five voices led the sing- ing at the two evening services. A musical director and Accounts All Correct. The auditing committee appointed at the Mr. W. H. Lewis of Seattle, Wash., for- Mr. He was Following the address of Mr. Lewis, one- the leaders of the nine committee confer- The leaders gave in a minute respective conferences, The meeting was brought to a close by a ——_+—_—_ EZRA A. WILSON'S WILL. Disposition of His Estate Made in Paper Filed Today. The will of the late Ezra A. Wilson, a was filed with the register of wills It is dated February 2, 1897, and Certain to the wife, A life effects are given en to the testator’s widow, Elizabeth ilson, with remainder to his daughter Katie, Premises 619 L street northeast are given to a sister, Demaras E. Lough- lin, and lots 4, 5, 10 and 11, College Park, Md., to Julia B. Hibbard, also certain notes sgned by Howard Johnson. All the res. idue of the estate is given to said sister, Demaras E, Loughlin. Ss HARVEST FESTIVAL. Program of Exercises at Tenleytown Baptist Church, The annual harvest festival took place at the Tenleytown Baptist Church Sunday evening, in the presence of a congregation that more than comfortably filled the house. The edifice was tastefully decorated with cora, grain, autumn leaves and flow- evs, and around the platform were piled the articles comprising the donation for the Aged Women's Baptist»Home, in George- town. The pzrticipants were: Masters Ralph Smith, Normal Ingals; infant class exercise by Myrtle King, Edna Dona!dson, Ethel Hollege, Clara Jonson, Master Le- roy McCobb, Florence Johnson, Annie and Elsie McCobb; boys’ class exercises by Harry Melton, George Melton, Willie Pool, Welton Yowell, Floyd Kidwell, Charles Donaldson, Wesley Lainhart, Milton Yow- ell, Earl Donaldson, Willie and Robbie Bell and George King; recitations by Miss Annie Huner, Bella Howser and Irene Howser; solo by Miss Daisy Hill; dialogue by Ella’ Davis and Mollie Wendell; recita- tion by Lottie Payne; closing exercise by Lillie King, Mattic King, Mollie Wendell, Amanda King, Maggie Sparshot and Belle Dykes. Mr. William F. King, the superintendent of the Sunday school, was present and pre- sided, while Mrs. Alnut officiated at the or- gan. The singing was under the direction of Mr. Sykes. eae Transfers of Real Estate. 14th and W streets and North Capitol and E streets northwest—Job Barnard et al., trustees, to National*Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, lots 54 to 57, 59, 60, G1, sq. 235, and lots 156 to 100, sq. 628; $5. F street northwest between 2d and 34 streets—Anna KE. Berry et al. to V. Ella Miller, part lot 3, sq. 566; $10. No, 1621 19th street northwest—wWm, E. Edmonston et al. trustees, to American Security and Trust Company, lot 216, sq 132; $10,000. Bellevue—H. Lloyd Irvine et ux. to Rich- ard E. Pairo, lot 5; $10. New Hampshire avenue northwest be- tween H and I streets—Mary Keane to Clarence F. Norment, lot 24, sq. 29; $10. 33d street northwest between O and P streets—Edmund Lyddane et ux. to Sarah J._and Maria Tavenner, lot 26, B street southeast between 17t! et Mrs. Beljler’s wishes lin reference to the extension of the work fvishaedistant land. THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1897-16 PAGES. WILLIAM F. GEYER: IN JAIL Prominent Business Man @outtnitted to Pris- on for Oontenipt, Failed to Pay. Alinieny;(as Ordered, Pending the Suit-ef His Wite for Divbred. William F. Geyer, engage@:in the livery business, was committed to jail this after- noon by Judge Hagnef for contempt of court in failing to obey an order of the court to pay his wife, Anfile V. Geyer, ali- mony allowed her by the court. Mrs. Geyer filed a suit for diverce tho 20th of last May, charging her husband with infidelity. Through her attorney, Mr. W. Preston Williamson, she secured an order from the court requiring her hus- bany to pay her $75 a month alimony pend- ing the final disposition of the. case. Several days ago, the alimony being then $237.50 in arrears, Mrs. Geyer’s attorney obtained an order from Judge Hagner di- recting Mr. Geyer to show cause why he should not be committed for failing to pay the alimony. He protested that he did not have the money and was given further time in which to secure it. The amount in arrears being still unpaid, Mr. Williamson applied today for an order directing the marshal to take Mr. Geyer into custody and impris- on him in jail until he pays the amount in arrears. Mr. Geyer was arrested about 12 o'clock today, and this afternoon Bailiff Cusick escorted him to jail. Mrs. Geyer claims that her husband is abundantly able to pay the alimony promptly, and says he has declared that he will not make further payments. On the other. hand, Mr. Geyer says he has no money nor is he able to secure it. ——— MRS. BEILER WELCOMED. Meeting In Her Honor at Metropolit M. E. Church. Metiopolitan M. E. Church, Rev. Dr. Hvgh Johnston, pastor, was crowded last night with representative Methodists from all parts of the city to attend the recep- tion given by the Woman’s Home Mission- ary Society of the Baltimore M. E. con- ference to Mrs. 8. L. Beller, who has just returned from Alaska. The church was Landscomely decorated with palms, chrys- antheniums and ivy. In the absence of Mrs. Senator Teller, president of the so- ciety, Mrs. William Burris, first vice presi- Gent, presided. Bishop Hurst made an address, in which he paid a glowing tribute to the work ac- complished by the Women's Home Mis- sionary Society in general, and’ Mrs. Belier in particular, stating that he was especially pleased that the society had selected a woman from Washington tego to Alaska to investigate the conditions of the work of the society there. He;.ilso paid a-high tribute to Mrs. Befler on account of her success and executive abilityy ‘ Rev. Stowell L. Bryant, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopals-Church, Du- pont circle, of which»Mrsy Beiler is a member, spoke of the wonderful affection for that lady which is (entertained by the irembers of his church and Sanday school. Mrs. Clinton B, Fisk of New: York, presi dent, and Mrs. R. S. Bust.f Cincinnati, general correspondirg secretary of the N! tional Woman's Home Missionary Society, referred to Mrs. Beiler’s mission to Alaska, and stated that great goodshad been ac- complished as the resultoof her trip there. Mrs. C. L.. Roach of Washington, on be- half of the Baltimore conferefce, welcomed Mrs. Beiler, and- spoke of the fact that this wes the bamzer :eonfepence of the soctety; that it hadusuggestqdeto the gen- eral bosrd of- missions fe send Mrs, Re‘lor to Alaska; that it bad: aleor contributed more largely than any othericonference to the support of the pworks there;-and that it had pledged its suppore: to carry out all eaoesoesooaponbonbontoatoatretenteapearenrenredaodsetiwaseeteatereaseatearedteate Mrs. D. B. Street, em behdlf.of Washing- ton district, paidvac tribute!ao"'the confe: ence secretary and general officers-6?)the society, Mrs. Fisk, Mes -Rust-and others, and also spoke feglingly ofithe value of the service rendered by Mrg. Beiler to the cause of missions by her visit, to Alask: . L. H. Tilton,on béhalf6t the Wo- Foreign Missionary Society, sald that while Mrs. Beiler had undertaken her mission under the auspices of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, the foreign branch would also share in the benefits. Mrs. Beiler, in responding to the addresses ii Only one Hecht’s liberal credit’ system in this city, and you pay nothing for the privileges of i . News never spread so rapidly as the news of this purchase of ladies’ jackets, capes, suits, skirts, etc., and the offering of them at a third to a half less than prices about town. If the’ rain hadn’t interfered Monday and today would have gone down in trade history as two days of the greatest wrap selling this city has ever known. But the rain won't last forever, and the first opportunity you get, come in and look at the elegant, high- class wraps and suits and see how much you can save. JACKETS. | CAPES. SKIRTS AND Ladies’ Kersey jackete—have caladcs’ Mek Booey sok S$ U ITS. ; new its—new cout backs pes —welt stitched seams—storm velvet inlaid collars — strap collars — which sears—4 rows of stitching and Lailles’ blac 3 Dutton high on finished “with Sgn dines pea eee the teck—#ap $2 08 small silk but- well lined Sats $2.98 | Es $9 08 ues—to go.... = Biack boncle tan covert or a black Kersey’ all-silk lined Jacket—mad> with all that is Rewest in style—coats such as Ladies: | pinta aud. bended See aud braided Saltz’s best. silk seal plush capes—guaranteed— Lot of black raised novelty skirts, made with percaline she latter have Watteau pleat many stores are. sell backs, and both are trimmed Lining’ "velvet bound — new ing for as Bigh as $12 with Angora. fur ‘and lined and. stylixh— silk—werth no $4 908 5 ° Tees than $7— ° ae Handsome brocaded gros Ladies’ black, blue, tan and skirts—best 0 green kersey cloth coats—with ah pret tg wd Seaiiwabret bensd=etcenee Yelvet inlaid collais—day SS eas stylish Hecht Fad show sou at HPS | teens $608 $25—to go for..... tes — for. Styltsh Srown, binck and Lot of plain and also lot of Dlue cheviot, cheviot serge and lor. braided and jet-trimmed silk tan covert cloth t Handsome electric seal col- seal plus pes— x teed suits — fly front — larettes—lined with silk—full Saltz’s plush lined—and Jackets — strap seams— proper ripple sweep— fur trinmed “empire” pleated width of skirts and splend- high coLars— ba ck $1 idly made & me $2.19 | is $7.50 | Se $12.08 fio Seis $2, eit! DA» tid Ste 3 We put on sale yes- terday 493 ladies’ cen- tury cloth wrappers which are 69c. vaiues— at 3 (0) cents ‘There are just a hundred and some left and these go temor- row. Braid trimmed, Watteaa back, with belt—full xkiris— either for cash or on easy pay- ments. Big values in bedwear. White and gray Mankets— with taped edge ant with borders of different colors— c. values—will go tomorrow “A9c. pair. Fine all-wool) Mankets—full stze—with double-stitched. tap- borders of aiffer- splendid blankets, cost ttingham lace cur- tains, full length and han some” patterns ~ values row for....... ° Exquisite Irish point lace curtains, 3% yards long—$6.50 cartains’ Hecht and Company, 5!5 7th st. aaa ee ee oe ee Stee eee eeepc tetera eee tates eden nttedodeecteteteted> The That the United States navy is rapidly becoming Americanized 1s clearly shown by Capt. Crowninshield, chief of the bureau of navigation, Secretary of the Navy. More than 54 per cent cf the ertire enlisted force, he says, are native born and over 74 per cent are citizens of the United States. 12 per cent of those not citizens have de- clared their intention of taking out nat- uralization papers. Of the 1,443 apprentices in the navy more than 86 per cent are na- | tive born. During the last fiscal year 28,789 men and 4,359 apprentices applied for and 23,164 men and 2,683 boys were reject- ed for physical disability and other causes. The enlistments for the general service were 4,544 men and 701 apprentices. On June 30, 1897, the number of men in the 208 apprentices. More than 44 per cent of the desertions occurred on the north At- lantic or home stations. Capt. shield recommends provision for 1,500 more men and_ 500 more apprentices. = Capt. Crowninshield says also that the recent increase in the number of warships makes an increase in the number of naval officers an absolute necessity. On the bat- tle ships now in commission the number of line officers is,only about two-thirds the number actually needed, and provision must soon be made for five battle ships and sev- ral Sunboats, > He Fecdmmendiotiat the ist of captains be increased from: forty-five to sixty, Meuten- | ants from 250 te.250 and lieutenants (jupiar. grade) from seventy-five to 125, He recom- mends legislation authorizing the President to make an increased“number of appoint- ments as Academy, and also that the course of in- struction at the academy be made four years instead of six. A strong indorsement plan of Lieut. Story for the establishment of an efficient naval patrol on the Yukon river for the maintenance of law and ¢r- der. in that section of Alaska. Capt. Crown- NATIVE-BORN BLUEJACKETS. THE GLASS EYE. Navy is Rapidly Becoming Americanized. It ix 2 Good Thing to Have a “Stump” Under It. From the London Standard. The cost of an artificial eye made to order varies from $6 to $15, or even more if what is called a complicated socket has to be fitted. The average retail price of an eye taken from stock is about $5. Prices are considerably affected by the circum- stances of the purchaser, reductions being made to the very poor, and not infrequently eyes even being supplied free of charge in cases where this is requested by a physi- cian attached to an eye and ear infirmary. As to the causes which lead persons to require artificial eyes, a manufacturer said that in a great majority of cases the loss of the natural cye was due to accident, al- though, of course, there were others in which it was brought about by disease of the organ, an occulist removing the rat, in his annual report to the You More than An Am Japan, enlistment power. iron filing or other bit of metal might im. bed itself in the eyeball of a workman, or any one might be hit in the eye with a stone or a hard snow ball. In one case which the speaker knew of a man lost the vision of an eye through a peck from the bill of a pet canary which he was letting hop over his upturned face. Another in- cident was even more curious, and could not have been prevented. by any amount of care on the part cf its victim. A little girl was sitting on the stoop of her fath- er’s house, when a man threw a stone at a dog in the street. The missile struck the edge of the sidewalk and so rebounded as to hit one of the child’s eyes and ruin its sight. It ‘was a common mistake to suppose that-an operation for the removal of a sightless eye was necessary in order to make room for an artificial one. On the contrary, when a person had a “Stump,” or blind, ‘sunken ‘eyeball it was the best basis for a glass eve, which in this case would be a very-thin shell shaped to fit the ball. Moving as it did in accordance with the motion of the organ beneath it, such a vitreous. covering was the most natural of all artificial eyes in appearance. The writer had an opportunity to sec Crownin- now’ nearing completion. the cadets-at-large to the Naval is given to, the cured a light and returned to find ster rattlesnake, which was at once dis- patched. The snake ha and a button. Had it n which was about young Bonie no doubt would bitten and killed. what they are their methods, If he has to pay idea of economy that he can no lo: price never strikes him, the whole of his ingenut diminish the quality with the appearance. as standard quality. of getting the quality pay fcr. So much is this so in Japan that @ man seldom buys an article without un- ¥rapping and examining it on the spot. ‘Ihe ccrrespondent continues: The Japanese m: is difficuit scales; in fact, made up of trifle: a mon- halt have ee METHODS OF THE J. PANESE, Are Never Sure of Gett ing What You Pay For. From the Boston Transcript. erican manufacturer, writing from says that those alarmists who would make the world believe that the Japanese can do everything don’t know taiking about, and that the people of the flowery land, unless they change their entire nature, or at all events can never become formid- able commercial rivals with any civilized The real fact is that the Japs eye chiefly affected in order to preserve the | do nothing: they only halt do it, and general service was 8085, and the number | sight of the other. "Then, too, there were | therein ites the carse of thew fault of apprentices 1.642, a total of 10.327, In | persons who were blind of che eve from | ‘The Jap thinks of nothing De coe pres: special service the men numbered 1,018, a | birth. The accidents which produced the ent; of what he can mahi tan, <4 weg grand total of apprentices and men of 11,- | loss of an eye were of so many kinds | by makine wis commodities a little inferior, 345. ‘The desertions were 1,149 men and | that nobody was safe from them. A flying | hu can mad ego erior, There is no such to weigh may be concerned in. The answer is, say, 2 t little amazed when the merchant tells you Alaska ‘and cepecially' to Cralacke hers | inshield suggests that Congress be ssked this: Sega eduaseaiel., Soe whlie 8) 43 conta a Oasen. | Vou ger mead en ee the said, the Methodists have the finest |to make provision for three small posis at | War on ine, Glee of the manufacturer it | man a fool and insist that you ousht vo mission building in that immense territory, | points along the river, =a be 4 Rains blina ples:a: birth ianatkc and eho carne. ~ Santen by taking a quantity. Not a large school; most devoted missionaries {of naval officers and garrisoned by salt aS See ee ne Jap; that is not his wa; and successful teachers. She urged the great need of a hospital at Unalaska, and announced that a iecture will be given No- vember 22, the proceeds of which will be the first offering towara thé proposed In- stitution. She also referred, to the poverty ard moral degradation 6f many of the in- habitants of that land. ; Much regret was felt that Dr. Johnston, pastor of the church, was prevented by an unforeseen clreumstar.ce from attending the meeting. Rev. Dr. L. B. Wilson, presiding elder, was also prevented, by a previous engagement, from reaching the church. un- tll it was too late to say anything in the way of 2 welcome to Mrs. Beller. ———— GRAND VISITATION. First by Odd Fellow Grand Officers Made Last Evening. The first of the regular visitations to the several subordinate lodges of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows by Grand Mas- ter John I. Brown took place last evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall on 7th street north- west, to Naomi Rebekah Lodge, No. 1. The examination of the officers in the ritualistic and secret work showed marked proficiency, and was regarded as creditable to the in- structor, Mrs. Juliana Allan, as well as to the lodge. ‘The room was handsomely decorated with flowers, and a program was rendered to the satisfaction and delight of the grand offi- cers, as follows: Piano solo, hy Mrs. Ella C. Curl; reading by Mrs. Georgiana Bur- ghs; solo by Miss Annie Roberts; re- marks by Grand Representative Allan; rect. tation by Mrs. Alice 8. Thomas; remarks by Grand Secretary Wm.:R. Hunt, Grand Muster John I. Brown, Past Grand Repre- sentative Joseph Burroughs, Grand Mar- shal J. G. Durfey, Grand Representative F. A. Stier and Past Grand Ired 8, Phillips. At the conclusion of the ‘exercises, hand- some bouquets were presented to Grand Master Brown ard Gra i eapeeectat ves ut Allan and Stier, - afte jen the. Jarge audience adjourned to jue room and did ample justice to the-good things pro- vided by the committee 4 larties, Mesdames Ailan, Thomas and Tho: > The remaining visits of grand master will be made in the follow order: Cen- tral Lodge, No. 1, Novétnbér 8; Harmony Lodge, No. 9, Nove 8; Union Lodge, No. 11, November 15; Lodge, No. 15, November 22; Metropblis’#odge, No. 16," November 26; Excelsior3bodye, No. 17, No- vember aa Mechanicr’ abodgs, No: 18, De-' cember uth Rebek: , No. 2, De-, cember 7; Martha Wee Sete by and marines, ‘ stern-wheel steamer to patrol] the Yukon between these posts. the patrol could be established and the stations erected and equipped for the sum of $60,000, of which $30,000 is intended for the steamer. § The congregation of the Twelfth Street M.E. Church tendered their pastor, Rev. C. T. House, and his bride a royal recep- tion last night. just returned from their bridal trip north. The church was beautifully decorated with palms and chrysanthemums. Jas. H. Allen and Mr. masters of ceremony. in a brief address welcomed the pastor and his wife, and Mr. House fittingly re- sponded. the ladies, presented Mrs. House with a magnificent bouquet of mammoth white chrysanthemums, gracefully acknowledged the favor. Among otler interesting features of the occasion was a solo by Mrs. D. Olin Leech and a solo by Mr. Wm. H. Harmer. After formal intreduction of each one present to the pastor and wife refresh- ments were served in the church parlor. There was a large attendance. The Chicago lake front case, on appeal from the general land office to the Secre- tary of the Interior, has been set for a hearing of arguments on December 1 before Assistant Attorney General Vandeventcr. In the regular order the case would not have been heard for more than a year, but owing to the public interests and the im- portant questions of law involved, the for- mer including the claim of the city of Chi- cago, Judge Vandeventer has advanced the case on the docket. ‘The following indictments were returned larceny; Frances, alias Fannie, Butler, lar- ceny from the person; William, alias Brod- lenn, Perry, assault with intent to kill; }Julius Eicholtz, do.; Abraham Coleman, perjury; alias William Lancaster, false pretenses, Noah Warner, do.; William Cath, alias Will- iam King, do.; Samuel H. ‘Two bicycle thefts were reported to the Police today. B. H. Millikin, 1113 K street, and W. Lockhead, 723 84 street northeast, were the victims. A Warwick bicycle, the property of the f place in front of No. 1331 F street day. Mr. Lockhead’s “F. F. V.” wheel was ] bray aig panei acne ands | for 8 SUenE Areuen’ | one. gis good leyes(the Slabts iwke eine one, large, well shaped, &nd in color a pleasing shade of brown. The other, when uncovered, was an unpleasant-looking ob- ject, dull, shrunken, and half hidden by @ contracted eyelid.’ When it was covered by the new shell, however, it appeared a duplicate of the right eye, and no one un- acquainted with the facts would ever have Suspected that it was artificial, or have observed anything peculiar about it. The manufacture of glass eyes, accord- ing to the expert already quoted, was in- troduced about 20) years ago, but its ear- lier products were crude in ‘coloring and in shape, the latter resembling the half of an egg which has been divided length- wise. A high degree of skill in the making of eyes to order for individuals was first developed in Paris about seventy years ago, and since that time no important changes have been made in the methods or the results. It is estimated that — A Pastor's Reception, Mr. and Mrs. House hai Mr. C. A. Williams were Mr. T. M. Downing Miss Mollie Larkin, on behalf of —————_---—___ Where It Never Thunders. From Tit-Bits, In Finland, East Turkestan, Iceland, No- va Zembla, the ncrth part of Siberia, as well as all places in the extreme north, a clap of thunder is an unknown occurrence; while Peru has only one, or at most two, thunderstorms in a century, its thunder- storm of 1877 having been the only one since 1803. Some parts of France, on the other hand, appear to be the most thundery places on the earth's surface, as, accord- ing to the president of the French Meteor- clogical Society, in six or seven months of 1892 as many 2s 328 were counted. The di- rector of the observatory at Odessa, who has closely studied the question, states that there is a zone of electric activity of great intensity on both sides of the equa- tor, which is also the zone of the greatest rainfall. - This zone he divides into three sections, the first embracing Asia and Oceania, Indo-China and the Sunda Isles to New Guinea. The yearly thunderstorms over that zone average from 9) to 100. The second zene starts from the west coast of ‘Africa between 5 degrees and 10 degrees north latitude, and 10 degrees to 15 degrees south latitude; while the third zone com- prises the tropical regions of America,vhere !-nag the mean annual number of thunderstorms exceeds -100.. To-the -north of this zone, which is termed the electric equator, ihe storms decreasé in number until the deserts of Africa, Egynt, Persia and Central Asia are reached, where the rainfall is scanty and thunderstorms rare. - = ee Bicycle Roadside Marriages. From the Baltimore Sun, and the recipient most —_—— Chicago Lake Front Case. tendent ment. —_—_—_—__s—____ Indictments Returned Today. the grand jury today: Elias Harris, Rosa Blue, do.; John Johnson, Helen Randolph, do., and] Wells, bigamy. 4 te a EEE ‘Two Bicycles Stolen. former, was stolen from a Satur- | it ie i FES iy | if doing business. sons that it is 1 cent, dozen he will it will be 13 cents. with the manufacturer. order for a hundred of a kind, and then wish to make it a thousand. he demands price you will pro! the delivery goes fall off. And this fined to small people. whole count advertise rand vere manner fi of the horses. Mr. Carr was thunderstruck with amaze- “What do you mean?” he finally i F of j i uf was vy tools ! i i & § If you take one he an advance in the price. Should he, however, reluctantly agree to take the increased order at the original gasped. “What do you mean? Why,how could you let that car load of horses stand three days without water or food? Show them to us and let us minister to their needs.” A light dawned upon Mr. Carr. “Come with me,” When Bzltimore and Ohio passenge: train No. 46 of the Pittsburg division ar- rived in Cumberland a trunk that was be- ter, about the face and hands. The trunk belonged to an Italian, and came off the Pittsburg and Western ratlroad to the Bal- timore and et jtigating the trunk it clo! Pittsburg, and was : : iy iis .. books, beans The : i i d eighteen rattles jot _been for a large swallowed, been more cents to his profit. more for his labor the or the bold declaration mger sell at the original but he extends ty in trying to out any loss in thing You are never sure you are asked to ind is so small that it it with American it may be said that it ts S, and it is the attention— labored atteation—the Jap gives to these tritles which makes him ever becoming in whatever he an illustration of what I mean, I wiil examples which are of You want to buy an how rruch it is. cent. Then you ask how much the are by the dozen. fully expec will get them for 10 cents. incapable of anything more than a unit As give daily "occurrence. article and you rsk cting that you You are not a rea- but if you take a ave to count them, and then It is just the same You give him an Immediately ply get the first hun- p to sample, but as on the quality is sure to smallness is not con- It permeates the ry,and one of the leading banks hat it allows 4.385 per cent in- terest on current accounts, cent on saving bank deposits. ——~+o2+—____. Horses Were Not Fed. From the Puiladelphia Press, A boy out of breath rushed into the of- fice of Woodruff M. Vane ciety for Prevention of Crueity to Animals at Morristown, Pa., and informed him that there was a car load of horses at the freight station of the D. L. and W. rafiruad which had not beea fed or watercd_for three days. Would the agent investigate the case? Hastily putting on his coat Mr. Vance left the office, full of indignation at the act and sympathy for the suffering animals. On: his way he met Senator John B. Vrec- land and J. Frank Lindsay, editor of the Chronicle, to each of whom he related the story, and induced them to accompany him on the humane mission. destinatior and 5.115 per agent of the So- Arriving ut their they marched up to Superin- sounced him in a ec- for che shameful treatment