Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1897-14 PAGES. =— SPECIAL NOTICES. M. STEARNS, D.D., WILL SPEAK AT Pres>ytertan Church, 8t and Grant sts., 11:30 a.m. A cordial invitation = HALL, 721 6TH ST. and during the day at AGGIE GAULE of Balti- noll-2t* ARS Ad ME rs ing to keep pace with the demand for Queen's “Jubilee” Salts. We thought “take’” with you men—they're extremely “dressy."" “Fit or no pay.’ FRED. GATUIEL & CO., Tailors and ers, 604 18th s. EF. MUDD, 1% years cut- late firm of Geo. T. Keen, is now with us. HENS, Trance Medium. Circle FRIDAY, 2:20 p.m. MZ Ast. se os THE ‘AL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATED et rhe eee on FRIDAY EVENING, ber 1sy at 8 o'clock, erica Pe = Jolumbix University, corner vt! 5 Se "Addresses i! be made by Rev. B. L. Wittman, D.b.: Edward T. Devine, esg., see- New York Charity Orgunization clety. end friends ar requested to President. New the sts. nw. L. 8. PARTNE an albert eS William €. under the name of rauss & Son, at . D. C., ts this day dissolved by wutuai AN bills by Albert and bills due Strauss, who or 6, 180 vyable to William ©. outinue the business in bis ALBERT WILL 15, 1887, Books close between sald E. D. EASTON, President. nol,3,6,5,11,13 electric House t ht jeans and msurance get the above “1d sell the famous > _ # English vers-standard of the John B. Espey, 2827-31 ues Hardware, lela Pa. ave. m1 pllepsy. stions regarding treatment; the result of 20 in a senftarium. Send stamp for WILLIAMSON, New London, Conn. No matter what you if it comes under thing is missing from fiwmense stock that Easton & Rupp, 421 lithSt. POPULAR PRICED STATIO: 14a It’s worth money to you —to 3 i yourself present small bs. ‘ed a small lot Pine Laths to sell at $1.90 per atte tae seat oases on kl TH, Ist & Ind. ave. ‘Phone 217. ex, foot of 4ta st. Se. "Phone 551. “Th: Ou-the as epee Printer. Think of me only in con= nection with first-class, fair-priced Printing. Briefs ao pew orl) my forte. Phone 1679.N.T. ELLIOTT, 16 20m «t. nol0-Lid “I never disappoint.” “Qne in a thousand” —printers can be depended upon to finish work when promised. re the “one'* of the numerous printing «stablishm: Washington that “rever disappoi Saperior work —le s. ADAMS, S12 LTH ST. YI PRINTER, nol0-124 Army and Navy Notes. Tho leave of absence granted First Lieut. Thomas Q. Donaldson, jr., 8th Cavalry, has been extended two months. The foliowing trensfers have been in the lith Infantry: First Lieut. Wil! Uline, from Company K to Company C, and First Lieut Charles P. Russ, irom Cempany € to Company K. The torpedo boat Porter left Norfolk yes- terday for Charleston, where she will join the torpedo beat flotilla and accompany it on the cruise to the Gulf of Mexico and up the Mississippi river. The gunboat Machias sailed from Nagasaki for Hong Keng. Gen. Wade, commanding the Department i the War Department nionment of Fort Custer, with orders from sased on his recommendation no longer negded for military purposes. He reperts the distri- ution of the troops of the 10th Cavalry formerly stationed there as follows: Troops A and &§ Major Howell, to Fort Keogh, Mont., Troop K to Fort Assinni- o sptont.. and Troop B to Camp Mer- ont. —r e+ ORGANIZES FOR ANOTHER YEAR. ates Electric Lighting Com- ¥ Chooses Directors. The fifteenth annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Unite States Eleetric Light- ing Company was held yesterday at Har- pers Ferry, W. Va. Tne number of the board of directors has been reduced froi fifteen to thirteen. The following gentlemen were chosen yes- terday as directors for the ensuing year: A. A. Thomas, Seymour W. Tulloch, Geo. W. Gray, Charles Werner, John W. Mc- Cartney, W. H. Siater, Thomas 0. Hills, James L. Norris, Samuel J. Butterfietd, George W. Pearson, Charles C. Duncanson, Joba Cammack and Clarence F. Norment. A resolution was adopted recommending that the directors increase the dividena from January 1 next from 6 to 8 per cent. The board was also authorized by a reso- lution to issue any part of the $360,000 of debenture bonds to defray the cost of ex- tending the underground conduits and other improvements. Unitea THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th caeridian time. bars, or lines of equal afr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Sctid lines are ts0- Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for ech ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen daring preceding twelve hours. The words “High Small arrows fly with the wind. high and low barometer. ind “Low” show location of areas of SHOWERS TONIGHT. Fair and Cooler Wenther Indicated for Tomorrow. Forecast till $ p.m. Friday—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, light showers tonight, followed by fair weather Friday: cooler Friday; southerly winds, becoming westerly. For Virginia and North Carolina, showers western portions tonight, colder Friday, possibly frosts in the interior tonight; southwesterly winds, becoming northwesi- erly. Weather con: The storm, cen Wednesd: Lake ons and general forec: er northern Minnesot:: ing, has moved eastward it has ed light rains and the nds over the tward over nd threatening we indicated for New Ex lantic state: night, followed by Friday. High westerly winds will lower lakes a a nt Lawrence valley ther, with showers, gland, the middle At- i I. revail on the ht, and the c and coast by F he weather will be generally oughout the gulf states tonight and Fri- the mid- districts. shout the Rocky mountain slope; as fallen in the.lake regions and south- rd to the east gulf states. he temperature is higher in the Ohio ley and the gulf states and lower throughout the northern Recky mountain districts. The temperature will fall tonight in the Ohio valley and the gulf states, and frosts may occur in the Ohio valley and the northern portions of the gulf states. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 3:17 a.m. and 2:56 p.m.; high tide, S a.m. and 9:08 p.m. ‘Tomorrow tide, 3:55 a.m. and 3:32 ide, 9:28 a.m. and 9:47 p.m. The Sun ana Moon. Today—Sun rises, 6:39 a.m.; sun sets, 4:49 p.m.; high tonight; Friday generally fair; eooler in¢P-m- Moon rises 6:02 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:40 a.m. The City Lights. Gas ‘amps all lighted by p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 548 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at p-m.; extin- guished at 6:03 a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and co ion of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, tem ‘rature, 50; condi- uon ; receiving reserv , temperature, 54; condition at north conrection, 4; condition “at south connection, 1 listributing reser- voir, temperature, 5 ondition at influent gate house, 2%; effluent gate house, 27. Temperatures for Twenty-Four Hours The following are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 terday afternoon: ; 8 p.m., 48; mid- November 10; minimum, 38, at 3 a.m., No- vember 11. The following are the readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the t twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 ock yesterday afternoon ovember 10-4 p.m., 29.95; 8 p.m., 30.00; midnight, 30.00. November 11—4 a.m. 29.72, and 2 p. 8 a.m., 29.86; ALLEGED FALSE PRETENSES Robert J. McLean on Trial Before Chief Jus- tice Bingham. Indictment Contains Six Counts— Transactions With Mr. and Mrs. Howlett. Robert J. McLean, a well-known local lumber dealer of several years ago, was placed on trial before Chief Justice Bing- bam in Criminal Court No. 1 late yesterday afternoon, charged with false pretenses. After the selection of a jury the trial was adjourned until today, Messrs. Thos. C. Taylor and James Coleman representing the defendant, Assistant District Attorneys Baker and Laskey prosecuting. The indictment contains six counts, each of an alleged separate offense. The first count charges that Mr. MeLean obtained from Mr. John H. Howlett May 14, 1895, the sum of $455 by falsely pretending that a promissory note of $500 for three months had been signed by one B. B. Yeager and indorsed by Wash. Nailor. The second count alleges that the defendant, June 6, 1 obtained from Jane E. Howiett, the of Mr. Howlett, the sum of $450 by falsely representing that a certain promis- sory note of $500 for three months, which he sold to Mrs. Howlett, had been signed by Mr. Nailer. The third count charges the same thing as to another alleged note of Mr. Nailor made the same day for the same amount and time. The fourth count sets forth that the accused man, June 12, 1895, obtained from Mrs. Howlett the sum of $318.50 by selling her a note of $350 for three months, which he said had been signed by William E. Keyes. Three days later, so the fifth ecunt charges, the defendant obtained $396 from Mrs. Howlett by selling her a note of $450 for three months, which he said had been signed by A. J. Demerest. The sixth count says that Mr. McLean ob- tained from Mrs. Howlett the sum of $70 by selling her a note for sixty days for $75, which he represented had been signed by Belt & Dyer. First Witness for Prosecution. The first witness called by the govern- ment was Mr. John H. Howlett, who tes- tified as to the several transactions, he having acted as the agent of his wife. Yeager, he said, was represented to him by McLean to be a local business man, re- Hable and well able to meet his obli- gations. Yet, explained Mr. Howlett, he had never been able to find Yeager. ——__ ‘Weavers Get an Increase im Pay. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 11.— The 250 weavers employed by F. A. Bach- mann & Son, who struck about three weeks ago for higher wages, returned to work to- Gay, the firm having granted them an ad- vance of from 5 to 8 per cent. The strike of the weavers threw nearly 1,000 persons out of employment, as the mill could not start up until the weavers returned. ——— Cloakmakers Go on Strike. NEW YORK, November 11.—Three hun- dren cloakmakers in Freedman Brothers’ shops went on strike today by order of the Brotherhood of Cloakmakers. Yester- day 1,500 operatives in outside shops sup- plying Freedman Brothers went on strike. Kelley Pleads Guilty. DOVER, N. H., November 11.—Upon the opening of the trial of Joseph E. Kelley today, for the murder of Cgshier Stickney of the Somersworth National Bank, Kel- ley retracted his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to a charge of murder in the first degree. - CASTORIA FOR Infants and Children. SEE THAT THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF * Chas. H. Fletcher 18 ON THE WRAPPER CP EVERY BOTTLE OF * PITCHER’S |CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 Murray ot., N.Y. .the wood pile. POINTS ON HARVARD TEAM Players Are All in Fairly Good Shape to Tackle Yale. Strong and Weak Spots in the Work of Individual Members Pointed Out. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 11.—In view of the coming game with Yale, the following criticism of the players and sub- stitutes of the Harvard foot bail team was given out today. It comes from an official source, and ‘s considered a reliable sum- mary: “The teim has now reached its culmina- tion point and satisfactory results have been obtained. The ‘varsity team and sub- stitutes will come to the game Saturday with no injuries that need cause anxiety as to their ability to last through the game. Except in one or two cases, the team has shown gradual improvement and should be in its best form Saturday. The ends have covered their positions in excel- jent form throughout the season. Their fault is that they do not hold the runners well enough on defense. “Richardson has been doing good work in spite of his light weight. He seems to break up or sift through interference, and is at the right spot. “Bull has been showing up well as an end, tackling fiercely and running hard and well, though showing greenness in tackling too hard. A “Graydon tackles well, but is nursing an injury, and Lewis, though first rate on fol- lowing the ball, often overruns his man and misses tackles. “At right tackle Donald has done as good work as his. cordition permits. He is heavy, reliable and a decidedly good tack- ler. Swain, although the lightest candi- date, has shown a good quality of work throughout the year. He is careful, tackles hard and accurately, runs fairly well: with the ball. “Wheeler puts up a flerce game and would be invaluable but for his tencency to get oft side. Mills, who has the capacity for making one of the best foot ball players in college, mars his brilliant work by al- lowing himself to be pocketed or drawn through so far as to leave a hole. He runs with the ball with excellent speed and judgment, and would make a good half back. “At left guard Bouve is showing up well, both cs offensive and defersive. If he showed a little more fierceness in his play there would be little fault to find with nid. “Haskell is steady and firm. He follows the ball well, and is apt to get it on a fumble. He knows his position thoroughly. Shaw's good work is too well-known to need comment. If he does not play Satur- day it will be due to some physical dis- ability rather than to any doubt as to the excellence of his play. 2 ——— REFUSED TO WORK. Got His Meals, but Wood. After the manner of the youth whose queer acts were heralded in the popular song, Richard Wrinkley, a gentleman who follows the pike for a livelihood, visited the Municipal Lodging House yesterday. There he ate and ate till the attendants thought he would split, but he didn’t split the wood. In consequence Dick was ar- raigned today before Judge Scott in the Police Court as a vagrant. Policeman Healey was the individual who endeavored to place Dick in a bad light in the eyes of his honor. “He applied at the lodging house yester- day,” said the policeman, “and represented that he was very hungry. He was sup- plied with a big meal and then escorted to He labored just three sec- onds and paused. As he continued to pause I suggested that he get a move on.” Policeman Healey repeated the reply of pee In part it sounded like and was in effect: “I'll be good and dog-goned if I split an- other stick.” In view of his conduct and his language, the policeman considered it his duty to “vag” the guest of the lodging house, who was not of a labcring turn of mind. “I would suggest,” said Judge Scott, “that hereafter such applicants be re- quired to perform the duties called for by the rules of the lodging house before being supplied with a meal.” According to Wrinkley, he worked at the woud pile for half an hour. He claimed that he has a friend in this city who has promised to secure employment for him on the “public werks.”” “I shall give you the chance to find your friend and go to work,” concluded Judge Scott. “Dismissed.” ——_—>——- Z Hearing —_ Owing to the fact that he was engaged in the street extension cases, Judge Cox was. unable today to hear the motion of the bondholders of the Belt Line railroad for a sale of the road. p Split No COL. DE VECCHI DEAD The Poisonous Mushrooms Eaten Work Fatal Résults, FUNERAL WILL occUR. tomonrow Dr. Kelly, Also Poisoned, on Road to Recovery. ‘ THE COUNT A NOTED MAN The death of Count Achilles de Vecchi, who was taken violently il Tuesday morn- ing as a resuit of eating mushrooms which he supposed were of the edible variety, oc- curred at 10 o'clock last night at his residence, 1635 19th street. The count be- came unconscicus two hours afier par- taking of the fungi, and did not recover before the end came. Yesterday it was re- ported that he was slightly stron;or, but late in the evening he began to gro§ weak- er, the beart, especially, against v,ich all the poisonous elements in the toxic svariety of fungi seem to be directed, failiiig rap- idly, and death resulted as above} stated. Mrs, St. John Cordery, the only qhughter of the count, who lives at 253 Viest 42d street, New York, was telegraphef for as scon as the dangerous nature of $e case became known, and she arrived injtime to see her father before death claimed fim. Ate Breakfast Together} Dr. D. J. Kelly and the count até? break- fast alone that morning, and the pason as- serted itself with such violent resi®ts that neither of the gentlemen cither reakzed his condition or was able to tell what ‘vas the cause of his illness. Mrs. fells finding out how iil the count really fas, ephoned to the office for husbe was told that he was also dang. ill, and that he would be remove dence Hospital. Upon being infotmed of the nature and symptoms of the floctor’s illness Mrs. Kell: them with the count’s ca upon tel- Countess de Vecchi decided the gentlemen were fond ef m ate them frequ for they. ve parta of the pus Va- 7 it was that the trfatment for the poison was begun, but in thefcount’s é aid came too late to ayail anything. Dr. Kelly is much improved, ud great hopes that he will be able ¢ the hospital for his home tomorre poison cannot be controlled until 2 enty hou its great iNever- stimulan to aid the hea#t were ry, although the most datgerous period in his case is over. an Emetice. = t had she been down Tuesday she would in all probability have partaken of the mushrooms. She suggested an emetic be- fore she knew wha the matter witfi the count, but he refused™to take it, and did not seem to think for a ‘moment ihat the mushrooms were of‘the poisondus va- riety. 3 : ‘Lhe mushrooms were brought home the night before, Mrs. Kelly says, ‘and h.r hus- band and the count explained to her how the different varieties “coultl be jidistin- guished, showing her in # book which they had the same Variety that they the next morning for breakfast 48 one of the most deadly kinds. At breakfast both gen- tlemen are understood to have salt! that they were the finest mushrooms thty had ever eaten and that they discussed -iuring the meal, with the aid of the book on mush- rooms, the different variéties, : The arrangements for the céunt’s fineral have not “been entirely compieted. ? It is tore than likely that it' will occur tomor- row morning between 9 jind 10 o'cloék, al- though the hour may be madé later st the Solicitation of fiends af a distance who may want to attend, and who may goi be able to reach the city in time for the earlier hour. The interment will be at A lington. The ceremonies will take plu at the house, 1635 19th street northwest, the count’s late residence, and they will be strictly private. The Count Well Known. Count de Vecchi was one of the best- known Italian residents of this country. He was a veteran of two wars, and was a colonel in the 10th Massachusetts Ariillery during the late civil war, having command of what was known as De Vecchi’s Bat- tery. At Solferino, during the Austro- Italian difficulty, he was wounded, and also suffered several times during the late war in this country. He was born in the prov- ince of Lake Maggiore, Milan, and was sixty-two years of age. He was six feet four inches in height and weighed. over three hundred pounds, a fact that was probably in the balance against him when the fight against death through a poison that attacked the heart, began. Possessed of a fine physique and carriage, he was a notable figure wherever he appeared. The count was a man of wealth. He owned considerable“ landed property in Italy. He was the third son in a family ot four brothers, the three elders dying and leaving him the title. He has a sister, who is unmarried, and resides in London He first came to this country as <pecial ambaseador from Italy shortly bef«:e the war of the rebellion, and when US war began he carried the letter that ' to President Lincoln the services baldi in the cause of the Union. -. \fter- ward embracing that cause him/3f, he won distinction and renown by hi&brave and skillful conduct, and among sme of the most precious of his belonging® were letters from President Lincoln and Chas. Sumner, thanking him for his servftes. Engaged in Politics. After the war the ccunt took up §olitics and divided his time between his r in this city and New York. He earnest worker for the republican cause, and a warm friend of ex-Presider} Har- rison, with whom he was on idtimate terms. He did specially good work with the Italian and German and Polisi rest- dents of various sections, winning them over by his eloquence and power of argu- ment to the republican side. He <was a member of Kit Carson Post, G. A. ft., and had many ardent friends, both here and in New York, who will be grieved t% learn of his death. z Refuse Mrs. Kelly states t in time for breakf: No Inquest. The death of Col. de Vecchi was: called to the attention of the coroner today: when a death certificate given by Dr. Marnakee reached the health office. This cer!tficate gave mushroom poisoning and apopl:xy as the cause of death. The duration of last sickness was given as one day, twelve hours and thirty-five minutes, Undertaker Speare took. the,certificate to the coroner and had it approved. This means that no inquest will be held. Until the coroner approved the Gertifica:e the body was not prepared for burial. + Prominent Missourian Kills Hivuself. ST. LOUIS, November <41.—A. G. G‘liam, manager of the Jones-Nixon Pub*ishing Ccmpany of this city and démocrati‘ can- didate for state senator at the last eljction, shot and killed himself today. je season is known for the deed except that &n in- jury received recently Mr. Gillian. in a parce accident may Botley his mind. ———— 5 : Chicago Department Store Burned. CHICAGO, November 11.—Fire todzy de- strcyed the department store of V A. Wieboldt & Co., known as “The Lior” on Milwaukee avenue between Ashland avenue and Paulina street. The four-story brick building and its contents, valued at £100,000, are a total loss. Several small cottages Were crushed by falling walls, causing an additional loss of $5,000. The clcthing store of Vincent & Rixen, adjoining “Tne Lion,” was also damaged to some extent by smoke and water. ——__— “English Want Peace! With Un. LONDON, November 11.—Dr. Darby, see- retary of the arbitration alliance, has pre- sented to-Lord Salisbury a memorial with 64,572 signatures attached in favor cf-an Anglo-American arbitration treaty. - MES es MORE CASES LIKELY Municipal Authorities Will Prosecute Viola- tors of Gift Enterprise Law. Police Instructed to Lend Assistance Action Pending a Decision by the Courts. The municipal authorities announce that all violators of the gift enterprise law by the use of trading stamps or otherwise are to be vigorously prosecuted, and that there is to be no suspension of the machinery of the law while the test case is pending in the Court of Appeals. As he has hereto- fore expressed himself, Assistant District Attorney for the District James L. Pugh, ir., is firmly of the opinion that the trading stamp scheme is a gift enterprise business, and therefore a violation of section 1177 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, having relation to the District of Columbia. He is sustained in that view by the board of Commissioners of the District, and the sup- erintendent of police has been directed to assist the prosecuting attorney in unremit- tingly calling to account and taking tnto the Police Court all violators of the statute. Mr. Pugh late yesterday afternoon called at the District building and held a confer- ence with the Commissioners in regard to the matter. The assistant attorney for the District explained the situation as it ap- peared to him, and the Commissioners unanimously agreed with him and authoriz- ed the vigorous continuance of the prose- cutions, Major William G. Moore, superintendent of police, today called op Commissioner Wight. The superintendent of police was informed by Commissi If any merchant persists in engaging in the scheme after notification through the press Moore was informed, every such merchant must answer in the Poll Court for so doir “Do r that you have been author sted to proceed in t ore was asked by a S ‘our offi zt ente attorney and make s, charging them with Ts ag before the ass cath to informat ting the judge of the Police Court has against the Wa gton Trading mp Comp and merchants who en- gage in th Mr. Pugh ara within the ing gift enterp warrants on proper the int for jon of the Court of Apy e decision of the judge of th urt is reversed,” tion 1177 of the revi i I propose to do id since the matter was attention.”” “I would prefer that people, now engag- ing in this bu: since the decision of the Police Court, should cease further oper- ations until their rights and privileges are finally determined by the higher court.” . Pugh went on to say, “as it is not rleasant for me to prosecute anyone, but I must enforce the law.’ 5 “Suppose an afficavit is presented to you this afternoon or tomorrow,” inquired the reporter, “will you issue a warrant im- mediately thereafter “Most certainly,” was the reply. “Ni reason exists why this law should not be enforced the same as the others in the statute bdok.”” It is said at the Police Court that the fines imposed by Judge Scott Monday last in the case of Messrs. Joseph A. Sperry, manager of the Washington Trading Stamp Company, and Gustave Lansburgh of the firm of Lansburgh & Brother were only $100 each in view of the fact that the issue was brought as a test case; that a fine as high as $1,000 is provided, together with imprisonment, in the court's discre- tion, and that an offender convicted and fined who conunues thereafter to give stamps may be taken into court again and again, and fined, ig fact, for every stamp given. Stamp Appeal Set for Hearing. The hearing of the writ of error in the trading stamp case, coming up from the Police Court, was today set down by the Court of Appeals, to occur im- mediately upon the conclusion of the hear- ing on the appeal taken by District Attor- ney in the matter of the appointment of United States Commissioner Mills. The Mills case, it is expected, will be concluded Tuesday or Wednesday next. 2 a Fifty-First Anniversary. The fifty-first anniversary celebration of the establishment of the business firm of the National Jewelry Company took place last night in the establishment, 1103 Penn- sylvania avenue. The store was thronged with visitors for hours, who listened to the music proviled by the members of the firm. Handsome bouttonnieres and chrys- anthemums were given to the lady visitors. The display in the store was a fine one. first called to m Horses at Low Figure. Two horses have been sold at the pound this week, and there fs another to be dis- posed of Saturday morning. The first horse offered at auction was sold for $1.25, while the second horse brought $1.75. Pound- master Einstein thirks the third horse will bring enough to pay expenses. —— Lecture on Mushrooms. Dr. Thomas Taylor gave an informal talk on the subject of mushrooms, edible and poisonous, and mushroom poisoning, be- fore the Medical Society of the District last evening, illustrating his remarks with chalk drawings on the blackbcard. —— Deserter From Barracks. A reward of $10 has been offered for the arrest and delivery at the marine barracks of Claude G. Worthington, a deserter. ————_—_ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—James E. Lambert and Florence E. Bradley, both of Richmond, Va.; George Tweedle, jr., and Rose Hagan, both of Baltimore, Md.; J. Herbert Broderick and Winnifred Will; Edward C. Meredith and Rose M. Silling; Herman Schmid and Rosie Gardner, both of Langdon, D. C.; Leonarc E. Holloman of Portsmouth, Va. and Emma M. Reherd of Harrisonburg, Va.; Wm. E. Lamb ard Mamie Lee; Fred H. Wallace and Mabel F. Luskey; Wm: H. Vernon and Rosie Biggs. Colored—Burrell T. Brown and Mary 4. Moten, both of Chevy Chase, D. C.; Geo. A. Saunders and Ida F. Mitchell; Levi Waters and Rachel Butler; George Caldwell and Estella Higdon. i x oe Home for Aged a: Indigent. “The Christian and Elecnora Ruppert Home for Aged an¢ Indigent Residents of the District of Columbia” was incorporat- ed today by articles filed by George Em- mert, Simon Wolf, Willis G. Johnson, Jacob J. Appich, Charles Graff, Frederick Giese- king, George H. Plant, jr., Myer Cohen and Louis Faber. The institution is found- ed in accordance with a request contained in the will of the late Christian Ruppert. = re formed fox cesaene ad res and wh: o! ional Homsrty chose of German nativity will be received and cared for. EOS Officers Elected. reguler monthly meeting of the . At the INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 (Ofies. FOR REXT (Pianos) FOR RENT (Rooms) FOR RENT Stabies) FOR RENT (Stores) ‘ FOR SALE (B-escles). FOR SALE (Lots) FOR SALK (Houses)... FOR SALB (iisceli yu HORSES AND VEHICLES. | LADIES’ GooDs. | LOCAL MEN 110: = PROPOSALS... RAILRUADS ... UBURBAN PROI UNDERTAKER WANTED (tt Ls. Mahoney day afte “ht years old, about 4 o'clock, h and D streets. diy lacerated and two knocked out. He was taken to cy Hospital, where his wounds and later he was sent hom Charte ks, colored, had a fit on the Street last about 10 o'clock, near 10th and D street nwvest. Poli n Hern- don had him t pital, and later in Willow Tree 2 A dangerous front of t department was notified of the ri THE COURTS. Court of 2 the chief justice Mr. Justice Shepard. Imitted to practice. 4 Moore et peal to Supreme Court United prayed b; H. Mackey for ar bond fixed at $1 argument to follow « Dr Y Dodge Geo. *s, Wright and Cox and ions (Street extensions); on Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Strouse agt. White; payment to National Capital Brewing Company ordered. Dade agt. Dade; appearance of absent defendant ordered. Dement agt. Bi ds; do., and infant defendant order o appear for ap- pointment of guarcian ad litem. Equity Court No. 2—Justice Hagner. Frizzell agt. Cronin; order directing clerk to pay out of registry of court to Defend- ant Cronin or his solicitor $35. ther- wood agt. Cronin et al.; di i cause as to lot 5, square tees frem sale of same, and vacating de- cree as to said lot. Cohen, Adler Shoe Co. agt. Evans; cause referred to auditor. Byrnes agt. Dawson; Reginald Fendall - pointed guardian ad litem. Burch Parker; rule to show cause, returna November 20. Dixon agt. Baker ect al pro confesso made final and_testimon: ordered taken befere John W. Hulse, aminer. Summers agt. Lyons; bill’ dis missed with costs. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Cole. Miller agt. Buscher: judgment by de- fault (two cases). Miller agt. Draney; do. Deborris agt. Sheehy; on trial. Circuit Court No. ‘ustice McComas. Edmunds agt. Washington and George- town Railroad Compa: juror withdrawn; case continued; plaintiff to pay costs of term. Manning agt. Ellicott; verdict for plaintiff for 1 cent damages. Danenhower agt. Rile: motion for new trial filed. Tripp agt. Knox Express; stet calendar. Criminal Court. No. 1—Chief Justice Bingham. United States agt. Robert J. McLean; false pretenses; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Bradley. Thomas A. Gibson agt. J. Elfreth Wat- kins; defendant called and judgment of J. P. affirmed. Mayer & Pettit agt. Sarah C. Duffy; verdict for plaintiff for 1 cent dam- ages. Bieber agt. Nichols; on trial. a The Suffering Anncostians. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: It has been said that the Americans are the most submissive and most patient peo- ple in the worid. The citizens of Anacostia and those living along the tracks of the Capital Railway Company up to Congress Heights seem to be provided with en extra dose of patience. For years they had hoped to get rapid transit, and when in March, 1895, said railroad company was organized they were promised an electric road of the “best and most modern system” within a few months. Patiently they have waited ever since and are still patiently waiting for it today. That “most modern system” of electric railroad seems to be a total fail- ure. The short distance of three or four squares where the Brown system is ap- plied, viz., the stretch from the north end of the Navy Yard bridge to the Navy Yard gate, does not work, and it requires more attention than three or four miles of rail- road of any other system. Every electric box has been removed and replaced, many of them several times, and still no service. On the Ist instant the cars were to run. sure, on either side of the bridge, being drawn across same by horses, but that day went by as the others did. Then it was stated that the Commissioners had grant- ed a last extension of five days; that day went also by and nothing has been accom- plished. Section I of the amendment to the incor- poration act of said railroad provides that the line (mow in course of construction) shall be “completed within one year from the date of the passage of the act,” ie. May 28, 1896. Who can explain the delay? ANACOSTIA. —— It matters little what it is that you want —whether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. The Real — Value of a watch depends upon the accuracy of the movement and not upon the price of the case. ie “RIVERSIDE” Waltham Watch movement — is a most accurate time-keeper. ~ ° 5 FINANCIAL. ‘What the child learns, the man practices. ! Encourage your children to save— by starting a savings bank ac- count. Dimes, nickels and quarters are of service—$1 starts a book-ac- count, Union Savings Bank,1222 F St.N.W. 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Money at 5 Per Cent to Loan On reat “estate 19 District of Columbia. No de lag, in ciosing lore. ay2itt HEISKELL & McLERAN. 1008 F st. A FEW GOOD 6 PER CENT LOANS FOR SALE, at their face and accrued Interest. JOHN SHERMAN, 610 14th st. Nuptial Event at Meriboro’. 1 Co-r-spondence of The Evening Star. UPPER MARLBORO’, Md., Nov. 10, 1897. The marriage of Miss Bertha Lee Thomas to Dr. Harry Morton Bowen was celebrat- ed at St. Mary’s Chapel this morning, at 11:30 o'clock, before a large congregation. The church was beautifully trimmed and the hgppy couple stood under an immense bell of white flowers. The bride wore a handsome white lansdowne dress, trimmed with white, and white veil, and carried ilies of the valley. The maid of honor, Miss Gertrude Berry, entered the church, preceded by the attendants, Mixses Maggie Bowea, Louise Berry, Mary Contee and Ldith Cox, and was followed by the bride- elect on the arm of Mr. R. Bernard Berry, her brother-in-law, who gave her fay. The best man was Rev. W. Bruce Mc- Pherson, and the ushers were P. A. Bowen, ir., William Myer Lewin, J. Briscoe Bunt- ing and H. Holland Hawkins. Rev. M. Campbell Stryker, assisted by Rev. W. R. B. Turner, performed the