Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1897, Page 16

16 ——__ THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY,: NOVEMBER 30, 1897—16 PAGES. LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. ‘Academy of Music.—‘“When London Sleeps.” Columbla Theater.—“The Earth.” Grand Opera House.—“Down in Dixie. Kernan’s Lyceum Theater.—Reilly & Wood's Big Show. Lafayette Square Opera House. — “Tie Geisha.” : New National Theater.—Hanlon’s perba.” Willard Hall.—The Biograph. Riding Academy, 22d and P streets north- ‘west.—Dog show = EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Salt of the “su- Steamer Samuel J. Pentz for Glymont @nd intermediate landings at 9:30 a.m. Steamer Newport News for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe at 7 p.m. Steamer Wakefield for Colonial and river landings at 7 a.m. ‘Trains leave 1:%% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Arlington houriy from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Trains leave 13% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Mourt Verron at 6:30, 10:05, 11 , 12:05, 2:05, 3, 4 and 4:15 p.m. — Beach REDUCTIONS AT JOHNSTON'S, th. Large package Hawkeye Oats, Victor Oats, Johnstcn Oats, at 6c. pkg.; Flgin Butter, 25e. Ib.; Strictly Pure Lard, 6tic. Ib.: Large Mackerel, Sc. ib.; Best Burbank Potatoes, Se. bu a PABST BEER IS THE FAVORITE —with those who demand the best through- out America. It is “quality” beer. If you prefer the dark brew, try “Doppel Braeu”— fone finer. Write or tel. 273 for case. PABST BREWING CO., 703 N. Cap. st. WF MAKE OLD FURNITURE NEW. Up) _+ter or recover it in finest style at small cost. Empire Upholstery and Carpet Cieaning Wks., 631-5 Mass. av. "Phone 425. —= KENNY'S DRY ROASTED COFFEES. Highest quality, lowest prices. Pure sugars sold at cost. 7 city: stores. c. D. KENNY. Large assortment of Latrobes, Heating and Cooking Stoves. We are experts on Istrobe and furnace work. Jno. Moran, 2126 Pa ave. Tel. 984. a JOHNSTON'S SPECIALS, 729 7TH ST. 40c. jars Extract Beef, 25¢.; Eggs, 15%4c. doz.; Raby Brand Condensed Milk, 9c. can: Best Family Flour, $1.90 bbl.; Hams, 10tc. Ib.; New Citron, 1c. Ib.: Eagle Gelatine, Tze. pkg.: Hecker’s Buckwheat, Sic. pkg. CITY AND DISTRICT. RETIRED ARMY OFFICER'S DEATH. Gen. John S. Mason Succumbs to Gen- eral Paralys' Gen. John S. Mason. a retired officer in the Unitéd States army, died at his home, 1414 N street northwest, at half-past 10 o'clock last night. Death was due to gen- eral paralysis. Gen. Mason was seventy- three years of age. He leaves a widow and a son, the latter being Capt. Charles Mason, U.S.A., of Fort Sheridan. He has been summoned here and definite arrangements will be made for the funeral after his ar- ri The funeral will take place from his home and the interment will be at Ar- lington. He is entitled to a regiment ss an escort by virtue of his rank, but it will be left to his son to decide as to the char- acter of the funeral. The dead officer was for forty-five ye: in active service in the army. He serv with distinction in the Mexican and civil Wars. and was more than once rewarded for his bravery on the field of battle. He graduxted from West Point with honors in Isi7. He was brevetted for gallantry at An- tietam and at Fredericksburg. He was breveted at the close of the war, and given the title of brigadier general. He was then made provost marsha of the entire Pacific ceast. When he was retired in IS88 he was commanding the %h United States Infan- deputy governor of the Soldiers" He was a cousin of President Gar- field's wife. After Gen. Mason retired from the army he lived a quiet life. He was devoted to his home, residing at Woodley Lane, where spent much of his time. Mrs. J. 8. . dr. is the daughter of Gen. Ord. n, jr., the son, died at Pine ‘e from exposure during that campaign. stepdaughter of Gen. Ma on is the wife Jobn Waggaman ‘of this city. on was a member of the Loyal vegion, which order will take the usual action upon his death. a ae Your Good W Is kept by the i ” of quality and “keeping dow 5-lb box fin butter, $1.45. J. F. Oyster 900 Pa. ave. Advertisement. ed Junior Rechabites. A jenior tent of Rechabites was organ- last evening, te be knewn as Columb wing members: Joseph White, H. C. Gawler, J. B. Don- 1m, M. Marstin, Samuel Thomas, P. Kertins and : tent wiil meet Good Vemplars’ Hall, 1h street and Pennsyl- : avenue uorthwest, every Monday evening. er presided over ihe M. C. A. held last night. Gates was tlected treas- W. Woodruff a member nd E. Mr. board of directors. — Beautiful, Fragrant Violets. showing viol Orde: Organize. nen of the city met last night organized the Commercial Florists’ A constitution and by-laws and the following officers J. R. Freeman, presidert; Robert Kowdler, vice president; John Boyle, secretary, and C. F. Hale, weasurer Pres- d an auditing com- ousisting of J. H. Ley, G. Henson . RK. Morgan. The flower and jation should second and third Tuesday in The object cf the association t the free distribution of eut the government. The florists if the distribution should be stopped the wages of their employes could be raised from 1 to 25 per cent. Legally Sepnrated. Judge Hagner has granted William Dod- fon a divorce from Cinderella Dodson, on the ground of desertion. ee fiom Postponed. Ae At a meeting of the Washington Union, heid last night at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, the matter of merging the Bap- tist Sunday School Union into the Wash- ington urion was considered. At the meet- ing at the Vermont Avenue Church yester- day the Min 3’ Union voted to indorse the or ization. It was decided at last night's meeting to pestpone action for two weeks. —-.+—_ Debaters Chosen. At the meeting of the Georgetown Unt- versity Law School Debating Society last Saturday night the following students were selected as speakers for the next public de- bate, to be held Saturday, December 11, at the Law School. For the affirmative, Wm. H. Binghaus of Alabama, Daniel McCarthy of Mississsippi. Negative, Fred Schade of Virginia and W. E. Brown of Maryland. Subje ‘Would it be to the interest of the United States to annex the Hawaiian Is- lands. Th.s will be the last of the series of pub- Ue debates this year. All the friends of the college are, as usual, cordially invited. ae Ss Valuable Suburban Property. Trustees will sell at public auction to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock about 325,000 square feet of ground improved by a com- modious two-story frame dwelling, stables, ete., Situated in Morris’ addition, between Benning road and L street extended, and a short distance east of Bladensburg road. ‘This property commands a fine view of the city and surrounding country. See advt. ® SAFETY APPLi:nctas. Petition of Railways for Extension of Time for Equipment. Tre hearing which has been set for to mcrrow by the interstate commerce com- mission of the petition of various railroad companies for the extension of the time within which they are required to have their equipment supplied with safety ap- pliances is regarded as a most important matter, and the occasion will, it is ex- pected, bring to Washington representa- tives from many leading companies. It ts understood that several of the executive officers from each of the five brotherhoods of railway employes will also be in the city, it being their intention to oppose any cgncession in this direction by the commis- sion. The act compelling the railroads to so equip their trains was passed during the closing hours of the administration of President Harrison, after a protracted and bitter contest. The act was approved March 2, 1803, and gave the railroads about five years, or until January 1, 1898, to com- ply with the law. The same act provided that the railroaa companies should equip their cars with hand rails and draw bars before July 1, 1835. The railroads ask trom one to ten years longer than the law provides. The last reports made by the commission upon their equipment show that the passenger trains were almost entirely equipped as re- quired by law, but that in very few cases had the companies supplied their freight cars with the appliances, many companies providing not more than a third of their cars. The iast annual report of the commission shows that 1,811 railroad employes were killed during the year and 25,696 injured, a decrease of 12 in the number killed and 2,274 in the number injured, as compared with the previous year. Shouid the commission decide not to grant the petition of the railroad com- panies, those whose cars are not equipped January 1 will be subject to a fine of $luu for each and every violation of the law. ——— THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION. Proceedings of the Regular Meeting Held Last Evening. ‘The weekly meeting last evening of the Ventral Labor Union was attended by dele- yates from twenty-one organizations. Pres- ident Milford Spohn occupied the chair, and Mr. J. J. Crowley was secretary. A communication was read from the Trades Council of San Antonio, Tex., al- lied with. the American Federation of Labor, informing the Central Labor Union that the Trades Council “is desirous of making an endeavor to have the mayor and board of aldermen and county commis- sioners pass ordinances and resolutions to the effect that all labor and material for the use of the city and county shall be union and union made, respectively, when- ever and wherever possible.” The secretary was directed to inform the Trades Council that there is no such ordi- nance in the District of Columbia, but that the Central Labor Union approves of the proposition. A circular was read from the Joint Cigar- makers’ Union of Philadelphia, warning the public against two brands of cigars made in that city, as they are said to be made by wages-saving machinery, oper- ated by children, who are paid starvation wages. The matter was referred to the several organizations, with the request that the members refuse to buy the cigars referred The resignation of Mr. Jarvis B. Moul- den as assistant secretary was accepted, and Mr. J. M. Kreiter elected to succeed him. Mr. John P. Healy and Mr. D. T. Rabbitt, a committee from the Building Trades Council, were admitted to the floor in order to explain the object of holding a national meeting of the building trades at St. Louis December 20. The union indorsed the prop- osition and donated $15 toward the expense of the delegate from this city. Under the call of unions, a delegate from the Bakers’ and Confectioners’ Union, No. 118, reported that at the last meeting of their organization a proposition submitted to them by the Knights of Labor bakers, that the former revoke the charter of the recently organized Bakers’ Drivers’ Union, was unanimously rejected. He also re- ported their union was informed that after this ‘morning the drivers of the Knights of Labor Assembly will refuse to deliver the bread baked by members of the union. This involves half a dozen of the largest bakeries in the city. He further reported that the unioa had succeeded in getting in- troduced for the first time in the District the international bread label. Delegate Weber of the bréwers’ commit- tee announced that a duplicate charter had been granted to the United Brewery Work- inen’s Union, No. 118, in place of the one said to have been abstracted from the hall where the union met. He also reported that Secretary Bechtold of the National Brewery Workers’ Union will be in Wash- ington this week, and will confer with prominent labor men. Credentials of delegates from the Bar- bers’ and Engineers’ unions, respectively, were received and the delegates admitted and obligated. ee WANT BETTER FACILITIES. Citizens of Hyattsville Favor Water Works and Sewerage. The citizens of Hyattsville hed a meet- ing Saturday evening at the Masonic Hall for the purpose of discussing che mat of establishing a water works and sewér- age system in the village. Jackson H. Ral- ston presided and R. E. White acted as secretary. Resolutions were adopted approving the action of the town commissicners in ob- laining information as to the feasibility of sinking ap experimental well, and providing that a committee of seven ctiizens be ap- pointed to confer with the commissioners and to report in writing, in a meeting of citizens to be calied by the chairman of the committee, the estimated costs of wa- ter works and sewerage system, if prac- Uicable. The following gentlemen were appointed as members of the committee: Messrs. Jackson H. Ralston, chairman; Dr. J. R. Owens, L. H. Campbell, Witiiam Guista, F. H. Smith, Harry is. Davis and one other to be named jater. ee Upright Pianos Rented, $4 Month, F. G. Smith, 1225 Pa. ave.—Advt. SSeS The Pace That Kills. Charles Pond and Peter Bowman, col- ored employes of the paving company en- gaged in laying the concrete street around the new city post office, when they found that they did not have to work yesterday morning on account of the condition of the Weather, started out to have a good time— that is, Charies started and Pete followed in his wake. Aftey a coupie of rounds of drinks, in which Chirles added to his stock un ade probably left over trom Saturday night, Pete thought Charles was getting @ tue too noisy, or was acting out of ihe way, and started to take him home. Canaries thougat aiiferentiy, and the re- suit_ was that both commenced to clean up the street in front of the new city post olfice im approved style. Just at that time the patrol wagon happened to come along and, of course, the wrong man, Pete, who bad been doing the good Samaritan act for Charles, was taken up. Then Charles, with a keen prick of conscience, started’ after the wagon and gave himself up as the man who had incited the small riot. At the police station, when Charles was asked the cause of the row, he replied: “Deed, boss, an’ there warn’t no row. All there wuz ‘o it wuz that I was going de pace and Pete was a follering me, but it wuz too fast, an’ Pete coulden’ keep up. It's all my fault, boss.” * Seeing tnat no serious injury had been dene or the peace disturbed to any great measure, the two friends, the leader and the follower of the pace that kills, were lccked up until the effects of their jollifica- tion wore off. ———__—_ Moses’ Oriental Rug Sale. Many rare pieces at purchase prices in the orient. Moses, 11th and F.—Advt. oe Miss Gonne’s Lecture. A meeting of the executive committee in charge of the arrangements for the Maude Gonne lecture, to be given in this city Sun- day evening, December 12, was held last night in the office of Dominic I. Murphy. Senator Roach of South Dakota presided, and the event occasioned the gathering of a large number of representative Irish-Amer- icans: It was announced that Miss Gonne will arrive in this city the morning of De- cember 12, and will go to the Hotel Nor- mandie, where she will remain 15th instant. until | PROPERTY HOLDERS PROTEST. Disapprove Commissioners’ Plan for Abolition of Grade Crossings. Owners of property on the north side of C street between 7th and 9th streets south- west, in front of which are the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, have sent to the committee on railroads of the board of trade a protest “against the approval by the board of trade of the plans projected by the Commissioners of the District for the abolition of grade crossings along the line of said railroad in the southwestern section of this city.” “While these plans,” it is stated, “appear to provide a satisfactory solution of the question of grade crossings,”’ yet, it is add- «ed, “there are many other phases of the question of railroad occupancy in this sec- tion—almost of equal importance with the grade crossing problem—which have not apparently received adequate attention by the authorities whose decision in the mat- ter will result either in improving or in forever ruining, for residential purposes, the entire southwestern part of the city of Washington.” The protestants say that the only logical, permanent location for the railroad “‘is, generally speaking, along K street, in a straight line from its westerly tunnel outlet to Water street, thence along the last named street to the vicinity of 14th street, where suitable and accessible terminal fa- cilities may eagily be provided. The adoption of this location would result in the removal of the railroad from both Virginia and Maryland avenues, as well as trom 6th street, along which latter thor- cughfare the railroad is now permitted to break the continuity of the beautiful Mall, upon which is cast the shadow of the Cap- itol itself.” In the event the plan of the Commission- ers is adopted by Congress, the protest- ants add, “‘a large additional portion of the @th street resetvation would be sacrificed to the interests of said company; the tax- payers of the District would be called upon to shoulder, probably without governmental aid, a burden of $1,000,000, in round num- bers, in defraying the expense of readjust- ing grade crossings, including damages to frivate property; while the owners of resi- dential property along that portion of the line where it is proposed to construct via- ducts would suffer great loss from the in- evitable depreciation of values and rents, because the existing evils, such as vibra- tions from moving trains, noise, dust, soot, cinders, ete., which continually afflict resi- dents along the line of the tracks, would necessarily be aggravated in proportion to the increased facilities to be afforded the ccmpany.” Even in case the proposed change, as above noted, in the location of the road should not be made, the signers of the pa- per would still object to “the proposed via- duct between 7th and 9th streets, which would face property, and for the further reason that there is no necessity for its construction, as the site is twenty-nine (29) feet above datum. Thus, from an engineer- ing standpoint, there appears to be no diffi- culty in the way of having the crossings at these two streets at grade. Its construc- tion, therefore, so far as we are aware, is superfluous, except in so far as it may prove an economical feature in the interest of the railroad company.” An approximate estimate is given of the pecuniary damage which each property hoWler whose nime is affixed to the pro- test would suffer in case the viaduct pro- ject of the Commissjoners is adopted. “It is our unanimous opinion,” concludes the protestants, “that in the settlement of this vexed problem Congress should insure such innocent owners from loss, by requir- ing the railroad company to purchase the holdings of those desiring to sell.” ——— ae Transfers of Real Estate. Le Dreit Park—Wm. P.~ Lockwood to Lcuis Gundling, lot 23, blk. 11; $10. Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains— Jno. H. Lindley to Wm. W. Gibson, lots 20, 21, 22, bik. 17; $10. 6th street nerthwest between L and M streets—Frederic D. McKenney et al., trus- tees, to Frank F. Stanley, lot 62, sq. 482; $6,400. Columbia Heights—James S. McIlhenny et ux. to Chas. A. Stakely, lot 27, bik. 32; $10. Brightwood Park—Daniel Ramey et al., trustees, to Jas. W. Greer, lots 4 to 11, bik. 15, and lots 1 to 10, bik. 16; $16,697.98, Columbia Heights—Leo Simmons et ux. to Belt & Dyer, paft original lot 1, bik. 37; $10. New York avenue northwest between 17th and 18th streets—Jno. E. Taylor to Edw. T. and Addis S. Pettengill, original lot 3, sq. 310. 6.h street southwest between B street and Maryland avenue—Margaret Adams_ to Katherine C. Lansdale, lot 44, reservation D; $1,250. F street northeast between 12th and 13th streets—John Sexton et vx. to Jane Sexton, east 19% feet of original lot 13, sq. 1007; $500. L street northwest between 5th and 6th streets—Fraak L, Blout to Mary C. Schaef- er, lot 44, sq 482; $10. C street and Kentucky avenue southeast —Chapin Brown et al., trustees, to Edmund N., Morrill, lot 16 and part lot 17, sq. 1041; $7,500. 6th street southwest between G and H slreets—Thos. S. Hodson et al., trustees, to aunt M. Littig, north half lot 29, sq. 468; 00. SOME CHILDREN grow very slovly: Keep thin in flesh: are fretful; food does not do them inuch good. You can’t say they have any disea: yet they Growing ca li old a 80 or bowel troubk Children. tits tii ters cate. CO SCOTT'S LSION of Cod- liver Ofl with Hypophosphites fs fust the rem dy for growing children. It gives sound flesh: nakes strong bones, healiby nerves. 9 Lutz & Co., Horse Blankets, Lap Robes And evershting for your HORSE and STABLE. Sole agents for the “‘Concord Harness.”* 0c9-12d 407 Pa. ave. n. dj. Nat'l Hotel, CITY ITEMS. Arbuckle’s Coffee, 10 1-2c. Package, at Johnston’s, 729 7th st. Oregon Sweet Prunes, 5c. Ib.: Evap. Apricots, 10c. Ib.; Table Cluster Raisins, 12c. lb.; Nectarines, 10c. Ib.; Mixed Candy, 614c.__Ib.; Clark’s Preserves, Graham Wafers, 10c.; Egg Biscuit, 15c. Ib.; Fruit Crackers, 8c. Ib.; Oyster, Soda and Cream Crackers, 5c. Ib. 1t* Christmas Inn’t Far Away. We'll put your home in holiday attire. Paper rooms, $2 up. Nolte, 810 9th. it J. Jay Gould, Children's Christmas things. no24-6t* RoyalGineMucilage sticks everything.10c. mh5-t.f.stf AMUSEMENTS. New National Theater. EVERY EVENING, WED. AND SAT. MATS. FAMOUS HANLON'S NEW SUPERBA A GORGEOUS SPECTACLE. NEW PRODUCTION THIS YEAR. Week-HENRY MILLER in “HEARTS- i no2y-20,t¢ Academy. POPULAR PRICES. | SORRY I DON'T suiT, | WHEN SLEEPS, MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. THE GREATEST SENSATION OF THE AGE. Next Week—Another Big Comedy Attraction, FANXY RICE, in “AT THE FREN * PANSY CH BALL, A MUSICALE —Harry Wheaton Howard, Author and Director— By the Legion of Loyal’ Women, at the Church of Our Father, 13th aud L sts, n.w., WEDNES- DAY EVENING, December 1, 1807, at $ o'clock. Admission, 50 cents. Ieserved at Metz: erott’s. Mir, Howard will be assisted ‘by ‘Mig, Kitty Thoinpson Berry and other prominent talent. A most interesting feature of the pro: lant the third act of “Jack ‘a chorus of 80 children’ = ig, Siar Eien tye souUSsA’S SuROPEAN TRIP. The Great Bahduthster to Make a Tour Abrosf With His Force. Corresponderce of ‘THe Evéhing Star. NEW YORK,@November 29, 1897. John Philip Souia hés.arranged to invade Europe next year at the head of his,pand and to the ii spfring! strains of his own martial music. Havifig made a peaceful end-compiete coffquett of music loving America the great batidmaster has yearned for new worlds te acknowledge his supremacy, and fdr sofhe time past his eyes have been gazing ifmgingly across the ‘water towards Piiglasid and the continent. Just & year ago Whil® on a vacation tour Sousa conducted the brass section of the famous Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin at a complimentary concert arranged in his honor, and the enormous success he achieved in the German capital convinced the American composer and leader that there was an undoubted field for his band in Europe. Sousa’s marches are played the world over and are the musical craze of Exgland and the continent as they are here. London knows the “Liberty Bell” as well as New York knows “El Capitan” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” and the popularity of the Sousa music will be re- doubled abroad when played there by Scusa’s band as orly it can play ‘a Sousa march. “Yes, I am g to Eurepé.with my band next summer,” said Mr. Sousa at his oitice in the Broadway Theater yesterday. “The trip will occupy fourteen weeks and we will sail from New York on Wednesday, Moy 25, 1898, returning early in Septem- her. I go abroad under the direction of an English company organized expressly for tke purpuse of exploiting my band. We will open in London on June 3, 1898, and will devote five weeks to a tour of En- gland, Scotland, Wales-and Ireland. Then one week in Parip-amd: Brussels, followed hy six weeks in the principal cities of Germany and Austria, seginning with Ber- in. The tour will exterd as far as Vienna and Buda Pesth. “My band for the European tour will consist of sixty musicians, and they will form a representative American organiza- tion. We will take with us two of the greatest of American soloists, a singer and an instrumentalist—both ladies, of course. Their names will-be announced later. We will take American printing with us, and our programs will be the same judicious blend of the best works of the best com- posers with the lighter forms of musical expression that has so thoroughly prover its popularity with American audiences. George Frederic Hinton will accompany me to Eurove as business manager and Frank Christianer will remain in charge of the New York office of the band and the book- ing of its American tours. “On our return to America the band will enter on its tour, playing in all the prin- cipal cities of every state in the Union. The twelfth tour of Sousa and his band commences in New York city, January 8, 1898, and will continue up to the date of our sailing for Europe. The foreign tour will begin immediately upon our arrival on the other side, and, as the transconti- nental tcur follows our return home with- out intermission, the season we have plan- ned will be the greatest and longest pil- arimage ever undertaken in the history of music.” —_>__ The large double. brick dwelling, with stable in rear,No. 601 M street northwest will be sold by -trustees tomorrow after- noon at 4 o'clock. -A-Deautiful residence in a desirable lodality.. Sée advertisement for particulars. * —_s———- Use@ @ Brick. George Washington, colored, was sent to jail by Judge Kamba for 180 days for striking Thomas Wiiffams, also colored, in the head with a brick. The: evidence shéweé that an old feud ex- isted between the parties, but on this occa- sion Williams triéd to avoid the prisoner, and told the latter im reply to a challenge to fight that he did not wish to do so. Washington answered that he would hit Williams:.anyhow, -as he had. money to pay a fine, and then injured. Williams as stated above. BABYS In all the world there ts no other treatment so pure, so sweet, so safe, so speedy, for preserving, purifying and beautifying the skin, scalp and hair, and eradicating every humor, as Wurm baths, with CUTICURA SOAP. “and gentle anointings’ with CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure. Wticura Is sold thronghout POTTER DRUG AND CHEM. CORP., Sole Props., Boston. (7 “All About the Skin, Scalp and Hats EVERY HUMOR cia te euticeaie AMUSEMENTS. ) AFAYETTS. a NIGHT AT 8, L Wedn dav—MATINEES_Satniday. George Edw>rdes” Faselnating Japanese Comedy, THe GEISHA. With the identical cast as given over 185 times at Daly's Theater, New York. Next Week—SHATS ON’ SALE THURSDAY— ONE, BOUL OF PLEASURE. [LAPAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE. In French, German and Italian, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WALTER DAMKOSCH AND ©. A. ELLIS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, For the first time in many years, Rossiui’s Mesterplece, BARBER OF SEVILLE. Mmes, Melba, Van Cauteren, Mm. Sallgnac, Cam- panari, Carbone, Boudouresque,- Viviant. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, Wagner's LOHENGRIN Mmes. Gadski, Staudigt, Mm. Kraus, Fisch>r, me ‘ispham, Staudigh THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER. 16, Bizet's . CARMEN. Mmes. Scygard, Gadski, Toronta, Mattfeld, Mm. Saiisnac, Campanart, Roudouresque, Rains, the world. * free. Vanni, +FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, Gounod’s ‘AUST. Conductors........ air. Damrosch and Mr. Bimbon! full “chorus; complet c and costumes. Subscription Sale open’ Wednesday, December 1, at the box office. Steinway Pianos usé0. D&w. F. Droop & Sons, Agts. no26-5t MAT. Y DAY. Bijou Theater's, WEry pay High-class Fami'y Vaudéville. ALICE RAYMOND, wramiingics ee FS tist ’ ‘an MECICAN The Cae OpHtie BIG Ac Prices: 10, 20, 30 ©ts.—Mat.: 10, 20 cts. n029-6t N BORN. RAND OPERA Hous& } K@RNAN & RIFE, Managers. MATINEES WEBNESDAY AND ‘SATURDAY. ‘WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29, THOS. H. DAVIS AND WM. T. KEOGH’S BI@ SCENIC PRODUCTION, Down In Dixie, MUSIC-NOVELTY—FUN AND SENSATION! BXCITING SCENES—THRILLING INXCIDENTS! REAL COTTON COMPRESS IN OPERATION! THE Famous: PICKANINNY BAND. Next Week—James H. “Wallick'’s “A GUILTY MOTHER COMPANY." n020-24,6t . Dam New York Symphony Orchestra; scenerfes KATHARINE E. OLIVER, ‘Laien’s “Beside the+ Bonnie Brier Bush” and other Scotch authors, ©o tioval_ Church, 10th and G n.w., WEDNESDAY, Dee. 1, 1807, at p.m” For the benefit of Homeopathic Hospital, Admission .. +50 CENTS Reserved seats +2 ..75 CENTS Sale of tickets at Metzerot _ tickets at Me a oeates Resoiey CHURCH DEDICATION. Structure Rests on Site of Former Colonial Edifice, Correspondence of The Evening Star. FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va., November 29, 1897. Jerusalem Baptist Church, which is also known as Payne's Church, situated be- tween this place and Fairfax Station, was dedicated Sunday with appropriate cere- monies, a very large crowd being present. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. S. W. O. Thomas, pastor of Gay Street Baptist Church of Georgetown. The pastor, Rev. 8. M. Athey, gave a brief his- tory of the church. The rite of this church {fs one of the ancient landmarks of the county. Here stood, prior to the war, one of the old colonial churches. There is no record by which the time can be fixed when it was built or whence it got its name, but tradition has it that a man named Payne was the builder of it, and that he fell from the top of it while working on it, and died from his injuries. It is said he is buried in the church yard, but no monument marks his grave. During the war the old edifice was com- pletely demolished. The bricks were used to make chimneys and walks in the sol- diers’ camps, while many of the old tomb- stones were taken from the church yard and used as backs to their fireplaces. After the war the congregation reorganized and built a frame church on the site of the old brick one, which had been used by them ever since, but never dedicated. Recently it has undergone such extensive repairs that it is practically a new church. —— Money to lend at 5 and 6 per cent on real estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1505 Pa. ave.— Advertisement. +7 Catarrh $ What It is and How It May be Cured. are prompt, efficient and ¢ easy In effict. 25 cents.¢ AAAPALSASLO PEP OPPEDOROIES AMUSEMENTS. MUSICALE— FOR THE BENEFIT QF THE DIET KITCHE: Originating in Impure Blood, It Can Be Cured Only by Purifying the Blood. Catarrh is an inflammation of the mucous membranes, and may affect the head, throat, bowels or bladder. It is a constitutional disease, having its origin in the blood. When it becomes chronic it Is often diffi- cult to exadicate from the system the serofu- Icus taints which cause it. CATARRH IN THE HEAD Is the most common form of the disease. Its symptoms are fullness and heat in the forehead, ‘dryness in the nose and back part of the throat and a disagrecable discharge from the nose. ‘The only way to cure catarrh is to purify the blood. The one true bicod purifier is Hood's Sarsaparilla, Nshich absolutely cures catarrh. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is sold by all druggists. Price, $1; six for $5. siiced’s Pills WEDNESDAY EV! . DEC. 1, AT 8 O'CLOCK. . B STREET BAPTIST CHURCH. It ADMISSION, 250. dO. +, F.B. an jetzerott, Columbia. Nixon @ Z.mmerman, Di LONIGHA AT 38. Charles Frohwan Presents for the First Time, a Country Comedy, Entitled THE SALT oF THE FARTH By Joseph Arthur, Author of “The Still Alarm,” _ te. “Elue Jeans,’ ‘The Cherry Pickers,” et Elaborate New Scenery. New Startling Effects. Next Week....““MISS FRANCES, OF YALE.” n029 ERT. Admission, 25c., at Confederate Veterans’ Hal 8.e. cor. 11th and E sts., WEDNESDAY EVENIN talent—Franklin Koehle, . Clough Leighton, “Metro- Banjo Club and others. 029. Dog Show. Washington City \ Kennel Club. RIDING ACADETFIY, 22D AND P STS. N.W. November 30 and Decem= ber 1, 2, 3, 1897. 500 PRIZE DOGS ON EXHIBITION. PROF. WHITE'S TROUPE OF TRAINED DOGS WILL PERFORM AT 3 AND 8 P.M. Open from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. ADMISSION, 50 CENTS. : CHILDREN, 25 CENTS. ERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER. ALL THIS WEEK. Matinecs Tuesday, ‘Thursday and Saturday. —THE KLONDIKE OF VAUDEVILLES.—. Reilly arid Wood’s BIG SHOW. Concluding with the WALKS OF ALL NATIONS. AGRE Week WEBER & FIELDS’ VA no27-5t BARGAIN WEEK THE BIOCRAPH 25 ADMISSION FOR THIS WEEK, 25 cts. By Special Arrangement. cts. Exhibitions Daily—2:30, 4:30 and 8:15. no27-90,tf EXCURSIONS, ETO. For Arlington, Fort Myer and Falls Church--Take the F st. or Penna. ave. cars—and the electric cars at Aqueduct bridge. FIRST-CLASS: X- au7-10,tf CURSIONS tO ORIENT #84 EGYPT, HOLY LAND, TURKEY, GREECE AND ITALY, 'tsail in Yanuaty and February. Inclusive cost. ‘Unequaled udvantages. Programs FREE. iG AND SUMMER EXCUR- TOURS Wishington Steamboat Co. in the year for Fortress Monroe, Hews ana south s DE es SIONS FOR 1898, eS 1879. 1462 Broadway, New York. not-s,tu,th,lm Norfolk & el TTULTTETLTIT E SS SS —————————E__ ee |__ PIANOS AND ORGANS. D_ ORGANS, XMAS PIANO SALE. and ugo ever our pleasure to mits sece lower prices and more Adare while the stock cial terms” are Sd ig gn oe Seen re et ROES Wil sell cn $8 payments. One $450 Meilin, rich case and ’ sympathetic tone.” “Yur 2 days, 9345 Will sell on $8 payments. wor, Bord dagen" $275 Will be sold on §7 payments. vent For S Gages. Smee $295 be scld on $6 payments. One $400 Albrecht, $290. Will be sold on $8 payments. One $375 Hagen & Ruefer,hand- some instrument and sweet tone. For 2 days ... Wi0l be sold on $5 payments. A=. sess Sole agent for the genuine $265 instruments. is at its best—chcose toworrow. for Wednesday and Thursday of this week: 9 3, *D, 6, -7, °8 WORCH, 923 F St. NTICIPATING that cur business woul: more central location, we have stocked up with the largest and finest ‘Hne The bigger Digger Wheral terms than ld be largely increased this fall, owing to our buying and pues gee ever before. We challenge . or to quote stich extraordinarily low prices. Chonms follow! yecial offers ‘spe every item Per Plo. One Hallet & Davis Rqnare FoF an ew coals $135 Will be sold on $3 payments. One Steinway Square Good tone and excellent fincers. For 2 day $115 Will be sold on $3 payments. Few other good Square Pianos, taken in exchange, will be closed out these two days from $25 to $40. rors $85 weed’ For agen” Om. MEGS Will sell on $3 payments, ‘One Second. i cloned Out during. thie sale Tor... 2D Piano. for be- Wil sell cn $3 payments. WORCH, 923 F St., “Sohmer” Pianos —also the celebrated “‘Krakauer, Caution- “Royal, Piano with one of grade. “Singer” and other leading maker, The buying public will please not confound the Genuine @ similar sounding name of a cheap S-o-h-m-e-r THE “SUHMER" HEADS THE LIST of the HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS. *350 MAHOGANY UPRIGHT, *175. Terms to suit. 000 We have a Magnificent Standard Up- ooo right P.ano in rich dark San Domingo 000 00000 00000 00000 00000 eocoe 000000 000009 000000 000000 000000 Terms, cash or easy monthly pay- 000000 ments to suit. New style hardwood 000000 stool ana Japanese ailk scarf included. 0900000 No exchanges. BRADBURY Factory Warerooms, FREEB RN G SMITH, MFR. W. P. Van Wickle, Mgr. 1225 Pa. Ave. —is the latest addition to the list of rulers who have placed the “Steinway” Piano in their courts. ‘This latest appointment completes a record never before attained by xny Piano manufacturer in the world, em- bracing as it does the following: The Emperor of Germany. The Queen of England. The Prince and Princess of Wales, The King of Italy. The Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. The Queen of Saxon The Queen of Spain. The Mikado of Japan. The Sultan of Turkey. The King of Norway and Sweden. AND F DROO SONS, “Steinway” and Other Leading Pianos, 925 Pa. Ave. it John F. Ellis & Co. Established 1852. PIANOS FOR SALE or RENT. Low PRIc EASY TERMS. Special discount for cash. Pianos tuned, repaired, moved and packed. John F. Ellis & Co., 9837 PENNA. AVE. Chickering Piano Keoms. “No Tone Like the Weber Tone.” THE WEBER PIANO. No plano in the market costs more to make than the Weber—No piano CAN be any bet- ter made in ANY PARTICULAR. When you buy s WEBER you pay for the piano alone, and NOT for EXTRAVAGANT ADVERTISING J or FICTITIOUS REPUTATION, Sanders & Stayman, SOLE AGENTS, 1827 F st. n.w., Washington. 13 N. Charles st., Baltimore. n029-tf A Little Better Piano, - A Little Lower Price, THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE CITY. ‘This simple rule has built our business up im 9 years from an obscure location to the best in Washington—from the smallest to one of the very best outputs of Pianos to the very best class of a discriminating public. AN EXAMPLE: Wm give you a choice of ‘Walnut or Mahogany Upright Piano of a leading make, self. for $300—elsewhere— $14 Cash Sez : D. G. Pfeiffer, 929 F St. N.W. Lot | ES RRB EE Searels oh SRE $90 Organ, 75° wk. 4 FLYER, cash for a superb Rosewood 7 1 Octave Upright Grand. The owner pid 0 for it, and instrament we would think cheap now at $250. it goes tothe first comer for $125 vash— Stool and scarf included. Gua:antecd by us. A fine think was = oe eee Square Grand Piano yon’ new—for $150—$10 cash, §! Stoel and cover free. E XCHANGE, 913 PA. Special arrangements for exchange of and other square 5 Unusual . Piano Bargains. Two Upright Pianos, guaranteed good as new. Will sell low on easy payments. ; Stieff Piano Warerooms, 521 ELEVENTH St. N.W., Near F, J. C. Conliff, Manager. i 26-284 3 The Greatest Piano Display Qs at_our Werervoms, and we sell not KNABE, but also other makes, the latter at lower prices, some of them as low as $250 for a new Upright, oD time payments. BARGAINS IN USEI RE, GRAND ANI UPRIGHT PLANOS—incinding our own wake. 4 Pianos For Rent. Tuning, Repairing and Moving. Wm. Knabe & Co., 1422 Penn. Ave. N. W. Telephone No, 1737 BARGAINS Zz AVE, 'S. 1422 Pa USED SQUARE PIANC mabe & Co. Simare Grand, 7 BARGAINS oct. Win. oct. Wm. Knabe & Co., $175 Hoimstrom, $130. 71 & : T-oct. G. M. Guild, $7! “oct. Newman & Bro. =. At WM KNABE & CO.'S, 1422 Pa. ave. n.we 017-t: Vose on, NEW PUBLICATIONS. IsN97. The Policy of Annexation for America Rt. Hon. JAMES BR r Author of “The Ameri The Wolcott Comision ptroiler of th fe Notable Letters 1.0m my i.. -..S The National Defence. . tor JUSTIN S. MORRILL Guard and our Seacoast Capt. J. C. AYRES Ordnance Department U. The Present Csadiian of Science. Univ: sof Gerhart GUSTAV The Poetry of ture. CHARLES G. Railway Pooling—Fro: Point of View. 4 M The Dram: ma KOBBE ROBERTS S.E. PROUTY ofmerce Commiss ¥ ape se eas o> ion. E. F. LOUD a Congr ss'onal Post Office Con tee. Liberty in ‘teaching im the German Universities... . .... I. EDCKEN Professor of Philosophy in the University of Jena, The Abuse of the F rt * Hi HE cn City Magistrate, New York, The Mission of Literature. a THEODORE W. HUNT Professor of English Literature in Princeton Uni- versity The Forum Pu = Co. 131 Fifth Avenue, New York. 35 cts. 2 copy. $3.00 a year, it — ~ — — POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. THE WEEMS STEAMBOAT COMPANY. Fall schedule in effect Oct. 1 STEAMFRS FOTOMAC AND SU Steamer Potomac leaves every Sunday at 4 p.m. and steamer Sue every Monday at 4 p.m. for Bal timore and river landings. T steamer Sue will Colonial Beach going and returning from Baitimere. Passenger accommodations strictly tirste class. All river freight must be prepaid. STEVHENSON & 1s. Office, 910 Pa. ave. Telephone 745. nos-1,tf E S RANDALL'S POTOMAC RIW|E LINE. Steamer HARRY RANDALL wili “Gave Miver View wharf Towsdaps a ve at 7 am. lading at Colonial Beact [i and «di wharves as far down as Lower 20800, Ret on Mowlays und Wedoesdays at 9%m., and oo 78 about 3:30 p.m. UNITED STATES MAIL WASHINGION, D C., TO GLYMONT, MD, ~ intermediate taudi ngs. Steamer SAM'L J. PENTZ, dail at930 am. Reiuraing abit 3 pm SMe ceived until the hour of sailing Sree ES RanDau, Proprietor wud Manager. GEL © CARIINTER, General Agent, Ws WM. M. REARDON. Agent, Alexindria. scl STEAMER “WAKEFIELD,” EF FOR POTOMAC RIVEK LANDINGS, wes Washington, BD. C. (7th st. ferry wharf), Mondays, 7 a.m. intermediate ines to Colonial Rock Point. Nomini Stone's. Howard's, into Creek, Abel's, fednesdays, 7 a.m., for intermediate landi Abel's, Yeoco” ig THE MAJESTIC, COLNER OF 14TH AND YALE; ROOMS SINGLE AND EN SUITE. B. J. MARSHALL. Manager, 508 11th st. aw, Xe