Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1897, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avaaue, Cor. 11th St, by a eet eects peo New York Office, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the eity by carriers, on their own account, at JO cents per week. or 44 certs per month. Copies at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—60 cents per month. Saturday Qrintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreien postage added. $3.C0. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-cla. « mail matter.) 57 All mail subscriptions must be paid In advance, Rates of advertising made known on application. Part2. Che Fy ering Sia Pages 17-26 The regular permanent family circulation of The Evening Star is more than double that of any other paper in Washington, whether published in the morn- ing or in the afternoon. As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, approachable 1897—-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. Uphoistery-givables-- There is no more a ly g everyvi home Tative delicacy. —cither in quality or fashion. of the conceits wiil appeal + OF arse reliable quali “Greater Store.” St Monday. all we ay it is It means just thi pattern is a gem—brand new duplicate them at the prices. from to $12.50 a pair. mn prie imported $4.50 “Art snd ns—$6 to e newest— arti Net. a ay want yourselves. Portieres. T: Bed Sets. : Had vou thought of these for a gift to sor ne housewife? siz~ $1.00, full size- Table Covers and Scarfs. A tempting lot—the hard- est matter is to decide which to take and which to leave— they are all so choice. 95c. to $4.50. S4 and 104 urd: reve rsibl $2.25 to $8.50. Piano and Mantel Scarfs, new effects— $2.25 to $12. stry and W heavy frin C ushion Don’t you know of some nook at home that would be graced with a Cushion? Have one of these there on Christ- mas morning as a surpri SE SL a i Re ‘I ¥ ese Silks, $ $1.18 to $5.50. $1.98. = PERRY’S 9 “NINTH AND THE AVENUE.” Established 1240, Telephone 105. INCREAS IN RECEIPTS. Estimate of the Commissioner of In- Reven rt to commissione th ual 5 sury t estimat sourcgs for the at lesst $1 1807 of about $7 e state increase « Bo Filled cheese, 1,666,1 ative during the ye 5 ‘The cost of the ecilection of the rev @uring the last fiscal year was $3,543,409. : 41 illicit stills were de- stroyed and 32 were removed; $20 persons were arrested, 1 killed and 3 were wounded. Of the stilla seized and destroyed, 228 were located in Alabama, Stl in Georgia, 463 in PERRY’S tractive spot in the house to the Christ- mas shopper than the Upholstery Department. It is filled with i athered novelties in the lines that are of interest to Nothing you can choose for the “queens of the at will delight them more than something in deco- To the untutored in such wares our advice will be of as- sistance—because it will be absolutely imp To the knowing ones the choice values and rare richne: ith convincing force. are understood by everybody who knows the Lear these suggestions in mind—to be followed up on the best collection? we are justified in saying so—but you shall see and decide. Special Sale of Lace Curtains. that we are offering a particularly strong line of Lace Curtains, at very close prices. that we selected and reserved for the holiday showing. Every fiscal year will | | expen: in general bond- ed rne by the owners of the such charge to be levied me a stamp tax. This, 4 & f ible to go astray and low prices reign. Two we feel that Curtains nd we don't believe you can e variety leads off with 20-inch Pilly and ru red with cretonne ae 1c. tkalines. Cretont ir all col nim ard rass Tables, . With hb In th ony sateetetea Dainty Art Fur Tabourettes, Ji e. rdiniere & Stands and Screen Frames— % we can give you the prices on = paper—but you will have to & see the pieces to comprehend BS what choice types they are. 3! Oak and Mahogaxy Tal ourettes— 98c. to $5. Oak and Mahogany Screen Frames— $1.10 to $3. Oak and Mahogany Jardiniere Stands, well made— é $1.50. Indian Stools, in White enamel and all woud colors— $1.50. Japanese Bamboo Tabourcttes, eboice of five different styles— 75¢c. Tea Tables, in three sizes, Si, $1.50 and $2. Jnpanese Bamboo Cabinets, five feet $3.98. it Foot Stools, with legs, tops covered with velvet; cho of three 23 seyles 3 See 4 3 75c. and $1. 3 = & district. Duri: ten years 10 officers were killed ere wounded by moonshiners, fi that the on the obje by any ¢) » recommends > modified so to au- to prescribe by < y packages of to- snuff, cigars and cigarettes may in, or authorize him to prohibit the packing in such packages of articles which pprectably increase the size and weight of he package under penalty of selzure and forfeiture. ae ge es Election of Ciub Officers. would greatly le REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Expected Results From a Uniform Street Railway Motive System. EXCELLENT PRICE AT A RECENT SALE | Safety in Plumbing as Applied to Modern Dwellings. NEW BUILDING = ER s ECTED ‘The statements made by those interested in the recent street railway deal in Balti- more that it was the intention to equip at Kington street railroad with the round system and that later on the process would be repeated in the of the Belt railroad have naturally ex- 1 of interest among proper- once the holders. While, of course, the cuange om horse cars to the proposed modern vid transit system is of special impor- tance the the Th to th e lines se who own property along nd to the residents, yet, it is ght, it will have a broader significance. practical resuit will be a uniform m of rapid transit on all the princi- rect railroads of the city, it being, of understood that the installation of the underground plant on the Capital 4'rac- tion will be completed in the course of a few months. ‘The conditions of street rail- way travel will be then materially modi fied, and seme look ferward to the adop- tio: tem by which there v be a free interchange of traffic among all the Street raliroads of the city. Exactly how to be brought about is not, of se, definitely known. Se There are me Current G ssp. some who are of the opinion ihat the railrcads here will be subjected to the same process which has become so fa- miliar to resivents in other cities, namely that of consolidation. and the creation of a company With an enormous stock to man- - and operate all the lines. It may be however, that this idea is not ad- who are interested in the es. 1 lin y is advanced by 1 mittters, the practical exe- h would have the same re- med by some that such re- n the different railroad com- be brought uid agree upon a plan sfer system, so that line could be tr those in- ae could for pa asferred t number of hotels in this city. One has just been opened to the public and the other is nearing completion. The first is known as the Baltic and the building is in part the handsome stone residence which was erected on K street n by ex-Senator Palmer of The owner, W. E. Schneider, has recently built an addition similar in ‘desiga to the orig!- nal house, which doubles the capacity, and will personally carry on there the hotel business. The other hotel building il be known as the Gordon, and ts the enlargement and practical reconstruction of the Arno Hotel building on 16th street near I street. The workmen have not compieted as yet their labors. The property is owned by Mr. Gordon Mackay. Some Improvements. Three houses are to be buiit at G01 to 605 L street southeast by E. A. Atchison. They are to be two stories in height, and 21 py feet. Two hous s are to be erected at 1616-1618 3d street northwest, by Mrs. Anna B. Gaegier. They will be two stories in heighs und the fronts will be built of pre 'd brick nd brown stone. They will be feet. On T street near Lincoln avenue, Prospect Hill, nertheast, F. H. Walker will erect a dwelling. The ‘material used will be brick, and there will be pgrehes and a porte cochere. The vestibule and bath rooms will ¢ tiled, and the house will be heated by steam A brick house is to be*built at No. 16 18th street northeast by C. E. Phelps. It will be two stories in height, 17% by 30 fect, and the front will be built of pgessed brick. Rosalia Moxl at No, 613 and They will be two M build two dwellings 14th street northeast. tories in height, 16 feet 4 inches by 81 feet, and the fronts will be built of pressed brick. Hight brick buiidings:are to be construct- pd at 7 to 3535 O street and 1409 to 1413 street northwest by J. B. Nicholson. ie houses will be two stories in height, 16 eet, with pr ‘d-brick fronts. me building is to be erected in Ana- by T. F. Williamson. It will be two stories in height, 20 by 60 feet, and there will be show windows in the front. L. Turner, builder, is comp! houses at the corner of Lydecker avenue and Lamar place northwest. They have stone frents ana circular windows and hard-wood finish. ‘The owner is J. T. Gibbs and the architect is RB, Frank Myers. —_—_—__ SALE PRODUCE MARKET. ting two WHO Generally wer Prices—After Effect of Thanksgiving Trade. The local wholesale produce market, as shown from today’s prices. nas not yet re- covered from the effects of theThanksgiving trade, and prices are, therefore, generally lower. There is a general deciine in all meat products, including beef, veal, mut- ton and also poultry. utter remains at the same prices, being very firm, and hard- ly enough of ie goods to supply the de- mand. Unless there is a arge> supply prices will advance again. June cream are in good demand, and the under grades are also in nger demand, keeping up Varieus intersecting sis theory, the railro: tual corporate on or ally ¢ management, ice would smu tion between the parts of the cit Well as the suburbs. Proposed Trackzge Arrangement. is still anott som he plan that Is spoken i adoption of and t ge arrangements, by which the cars road can be run over the tracks in cting vad, thus avoiding nd the m necessity for pa © car to anothe ‘ uburban roads are anxious that u n should be carried out and that they should be allowed to run their c into the city over the tracks of the n some le; not be isting railroads. has be lation to this effect, but it h tied into effect. solution of the entire problem, at least, s it concerns the relat of the an and the city lines, is found by > in the purchase by the strong com- of the connecting lin her run- ning into the suburbs or into the » 80 Ss now practically two sections of > in the suburbs and one in the operated by two distinct companies, rome one road, furnishing a con- egtvice from distant suburban points to the heart of the city It is, of course, impossible to say what will be the outcome of the change which as taken place in the transit systems of railroads, but it is thought that it ly in the not distant future there are 1ilroad deals and combinations and legislation which will materially the street railways in the Dis- only’in their relations to each railroad affect all trict, not other, but to the public. It Was 2 Good Price. Perhaps the most intere the public in the large t in the of the the ting feature to ‘ansaction which during the past property on H University was din The Star at ation was about $7 foot. This property has been rket for a number of years past, in flush times no more than $10 rd for it. It was kno! how- ever, that it could be hi nd it is cons ed by tho position to know about such matters that the price cbtained shows t has been no de jation in a lire It is locked upon a more activ , and for this son the sale is re i as an indic of the favorable condition of the r murk resulted veck reet e pri the time, per squa on the nd ev was a tr Widdico: Columbian As st the consid er to PP te About Modern Plombing. It is remarked by those who h the subject of sanitation in private houses ome consideration t the percentage of uttributed to defects in the plumb- es ngements of private residenc i much smaller than was formerly the case. Tris is believed to be due not only to the eractment of regulations and their careful forcement by the District authorities, ut by better appreciation of the import- of care in such work by the men ngaged to do it. There are plumbers in this city who re- } the me, and that not so many years 0, not only here, but in other cities throughout the country, that a piece of good plumbing work was something that looked pretty. As to where the waste pipes went, it was 2 matter of indifference, but now all that has be changed. The ertire plan of the plumbing fixtures of a ye given in sympathy with the top goods. Checse no cha in. priee i tion of an ar: “ there is a prices. but are quiet and > in potatoes, with stea Game is placed readily-at tap 2 only when in proper condition, pn ercamery, 24 cents ; firsts, 21- seconds, 20; stock, 15; y York tubs. ; dairy print, 18 to mia and ock, 14 to 20. York state full a pound; > Nearby ents a doz vestern, 4 southern, és Poultry—Live 7 to 8 cents a pound; dre! i 8 to % old fow ressed, 10 to 11; Gam pound; w ants, 25 to s to 31.50 a saddle, 10 to cents apic Vegetable to cel- com- bbI. mediu per doz., Cl, mon, 109 to 1, to $15 1., $3. to sket, ) N. Y., 70 to 80 Mad. and Va. 70 cents per bush., weet potatoes, far Vo. 1, $1.50; eull haymons + per bbl., yams and plant, per % bbl. per 100 bunc 100, to $2: 2 to §. Ss, per bbl., T5e, to $1 lums,$1 m to $1. s to rrow, $1.20 to $1.50; Virginia, cents to $1; white, mixed, 80 colo cents; d, 60 cents; black-eyed peas, per bush., 65 to 75 cents; Lima beans, per Ib., 3 to 4 cents. Dried frui porated apples, choic 4 to 6 cents; apple fancy, 2% to cents; sliced, brigh 2% cents; quai ters, bright to peaches, choic 6 to 7 cents; fair to good, 5 to 6 cent: unpeeled, 2 to 3 cents; quarters, 2 to % cents; evaporated, 8 to 10 ed, unpeeled, 6 to 7 cent: Y, crop ‘6, 9 to 10 cent 3 to 7 cents; blackberric 3 whortlebe per Ib ries, dry, 10 to 11 cent sugared per Ib, to 6 cen walnuts, per 100 Ibs per pound, 7 to & to $3. to $4; grap ket, 8 to 10 cenis; Con- + 12 to 13 cents basket, 7 to S to 11 cents cen apple: $2 to Beef a cwt $3.5 Niagara, 5-Ib. 5 ns, S-Ib, basket, $ to 9 9 to 10 cents; pine- rab apples, per bbl., D. d cther meats—Cattle, extra, per $3.50 to $4; butcher, per ewt., $2.50 to common, per ewt., $1.50 to $2; rough, ir, per cwt., gross, ordinary, per cwt., net, $8.25 sheep, per ewt,, $2.50 to $3; lambs, spring, choice, cwt., $5 te $5.50; medium, $4 to $5; common, $3 to $3.50; calves, prime, $6 to $7; » $5 to cows, prime, common, cach, $10 to $1 nd ary, $6 to $8; dressed hogs, 3 to 416 cents. house {s thoroughly inspected from the openings in the interior of the house to the place where the connection with the sewer is made. ° The waterial used in the work fs se- lected as the result of many years of ex- periment and observation, and {t 1s now believed that sanitary plumbing is a real- ized fact, and is available not alone for the rich,’ but for the poor. It is, how- At the re mecting of the Caledonian 1b, held Thursday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: rt Low, chief; Robert Cameron, vice John B. Smyth, secretary; William asurer; Dr. Thomas Miller, cor- ; David Biack, financial secre- ston, chaplain; John Cassell, c Mason met with a pataful accident last Saturday efternocon while alking en Connecticut avenue, a fox ter- rier tripping her and throwing her vio- lently to the ground. She was taken to the Grafton, where she is spending the winter. Dr, Baker came at once and called in Dr. Ford Thompson. It was discovered that the fall had fractured her right hip. She is now recovering from the shock and is resting com<ortably. ever, believed that this end is attained only by vigilance on the part of the city authorities and also on the part of master p bers and those who undertake to erect buildings. Rows of Houses. A. W. Kimmel intends to build a group of three houses on 18th street extended about opposite Kalorama avenue, and a short distance farther rorth on the same street, about opposite Belmont street, he will erect another group of three houses. They are to be three stories in height, with a frontage of 20 feet. Roman brick and brown stcne will be used in building the fronts. The roofs will be covered with slate. There will be bay windows, and 'the houses will be heated with steam. A row of three houses are to be built on Columbia avenue, between 13th and 1ith streets, Columbia Heights, by Barr & Sanner, Two New Hotels, Two additions have been made to the a APPEARANCES ARE DECEITFUL. The Mystery of a Fair Female’s aFt Pocket Book. She entered an F street electric car at the Boston House, and every passenger fixed an approving eye upon her. She was attired in faultless taste, sparks of re- spectable size shone at her ears, a rich boa circled her shoulders, and her hat was the envy of every voman within seeing dis- tance. Her neatly @§oved hands held a lizar - kin portmonngie, which was dis- tended with app@renttopulence. Two keen ovservers—men, of cquree— sat on the op- posite side, up. t#ward the door. “WHat is it, samples or a wad?” inquired one, in a whispé : “A wad, sure,” replied the other confi- dently, eyeing the pocket book. “Look at her gencral make-up. It means wealth, und lots of it, and she’s got that book stuf- fed with it.” The other was dubious, but.said nothing. Both genteely continued their espionage of the uncomscious beauty, and both started anxiously when the fair one proceeded to unclasp the pocket book. They stared hard. Out came a pocket handkerchief, a dainty, filmy thing of linen and lace, and the receptacle assumed the usual propor- tions of such an article. They all carry them there nowadays, : PED ADS EDD EO EO FOES FO FSO OSES. DED ED DEOEO FD At Manutacturers’ Prices, E sell Diamonds at a small advance on actual cost of manufacture. Why pay the retailers profit when we can save you from 25 to 33 per cent? All mountings are the product of our own factory, and the diamonds are imported direct from the cutters in Europe. An inspec- tion will prove our assertion. Also consider our reputation, which has been established by 20 years of the fairest trading. Note the following illustrations of our extraordinarily low prices for the finest diamonds. pt ee ae Se ae a Rs SR Os SR RS RS SR SL SN EOS es Se $4, $4. Open evenings. Goods reserved upon payment of small deposit. R. HARRIS & CO; Tth FOSS eOr OPO DE DASE ED OED SEEDS PhD ODHLD Ot ce} ESOP OPO FS FO FOO Oth tr“ A |comber, our aim is to meet, know each | pnta: former Gov rnor 0. other, exchange expressions of s mpath: Have’ Mr. ries get informaticn on all basic points and | ington: ms relative aids; to permanently organize and |W. Smith = oe gee cells of pians for immediat Dalton L F 4 york. We wish to come quietly and work | ( c Movement in Behalf of Projected | seriousty, unobtrusively (in. Washington, Arthur |G. Anthony is a 5 because it penne to all ot us an Ri New York Maynard Richardson, Bo: no sectionalism to our work, and, beside: r net j a is United States University, Washington holds the site ‘and the most anti Charles Saakeer valuable institutions, such as the Smith- * superin- sonian and othe which will be most im of schoc dford, Mass. portant aids to an American. universi . William Brinton, D. C. Stevens. F CONVENTION 10 FURTHER THE DESIGN | svstem. “Ana we shall go away quictie, | haven am! Howland, M. J letting the merits of ov deeds while in ion speak for us, rather than to be the country observed of observers. Z pane hota {he Proposed convention 9 Tree Meetings to Re Held. as also received the hearty indorsemeat Three Meetings to Be Held for the} | Turee Me ee of scores of Young Men's Christian Assos For this reason we chose a quiet hotel | Ciatio Grand Army posts and similar Discussion of Plans. of good service as our headquarters. It is | organizations. ie oar not far from the Smithsonian Institution ——— Pores and the Department of Agriculture, and is Named His Own Fiac. connected by car lines with everywhere. pu: the pAzaco Sia THE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL | We shall noid three meetings. Two of | PW We Chleazo Interne these will be executive, open only to mem- | _ NOW What do y . id —_— bers of committees and delegates. These | St! Justice Doc : are As already known to the readers of The| Will be held the morning of the 15th and; ©; Michael Nichol of Missouri, hud been i \ t : ih, at 9:30, in the ba quet hall of the celebrating his arrival in Ch > and be- r, a great convention of patriotic women | Raiich, fore falling helpless in the had lert will be held In this city from the 15th to] “The third meeting will be an evening | a blue streak alone Has ae ant, inclusive, for the purpose of | Meeting (the 15th), when, by He Aid mor he cae eats ing a movement looking to the | the committee, the c! oS cebaqaeklens erica “Shall we mak No answer. “Or four on. J Still no reply. “You are hard ness I will mittee of 100 will add for fifteen minutes on Great Ideal.” Two oth men, with twenty-fiv ed them, will address u a member of G. W. M. will for fifteen minutes s to our special work. “This meeting wiil be open to the com- shment of the United States Univer- FE hd ttt cen sity as a memorial to Gen. George Wash- ington. From information obtained it is believed the coming convention will be one of the most remarkable of the kind that has assembled since the century began. Ellen A, Richardson of Boston, one or three, or two, or to suit,” said let the court, your own you make M of the leading women in the movement, in | mittees, delegates and invited guests. If it chol awoke his trance. a letter to Mr. George H. Harries of this | iS thought the same banquet hall will lake it a dollar 1, and toss- Pgaeee commodate the members, we will mee sa silver dolla desk he 2NER there. If many delegates are sent to Wash- | hu i from Dooiey Since the recent publication of the arti-| ington, we may meet in a church. Mr. J. | honeiea apes motioning to the court cle on the subject of the university in The] W. Foster is kindly ng us In this | officials not to molest him. been deluged with letters from | matter. Mrs. Gage is getting returns. W ~-2ee— The Burden of Idleness. Walter A. Wyckoff in Scribrer's. There may be ennui that but I have want it understood that a delegate may be sent from any order or club or association interested, but they must appear to us properly accredited. Debt of Honor. “If our practical work aids in spreading information concerning this debt of honor which is upon the people of the nation, and in rousing them to wholesale action to the and still they pour in, and tell is in all extremes—patri- otic, devoted, zeulously so, offering practi- cal help, in suggestions, money (not tre- mendous contributions) ‘and bona-fide ie ters and articles which bear some cl connection with Geerge Washington himseif or his life. “To me this is most touching and most indicative of our success. The sentiment more soul- er known any a a ne that caused such evidently acute suffering as the form which seizes upon working- in hours of enforced id to the father of his country. The Helpful Letters. of the Arrerican people is alive, and will | 800d of the main issue and whole cause, 8 work is done, they respond promptly to this call, in'these last | then the mission of the G. W. M. will not | take their res matter of course and hours of the closing century, thus assisting | have been in vain, nor will it have dimmed | eMjey" it. But like ths, which lays in part the payment of a debt of honor due | other luster. If the luster is there it will : them off from work, and shuts them with- be helped to shine forth. in doors, “The sp furnishes awful evidence of the akers of the evening meeting 2 : voverty of their lives. Most of the men ‘ and the after dinner speakers, with senti- | POV® “It is touching because helpful letters | ments, for the evening of the 16th, will be | ut not to one of them fs come, not only written by men on their! announced soon. Also, in good time, th 1 at play are business letter heads, referring to the print-| perfected list of the committee of arrange r the car ed notices in the papers, but also on letter | ments.” paper and in m plainly that the wido showing all too "s mite is ready for Associate Members, Among the many prominent men who ment will combine the heart, the sentiment, with the intellect, and at the whole pe: ple wart and ask of Congress they will because they will give first. Do not mi: and; our movement concerns only ing. The impetus—the life of the ing—will give life to the getting in time. think we should emphasize duly now the fact that Februa 2, 1898, Washing- ton’s birthday (the last but ene in the clos- ing century), is to be an ‘offering day’ for the George Washington memorial, and that committees are organizing in eve state, which will arrange for the receipt of offer- ings on that day, for which the beautifully engraved certificates, duly signed by state and central officers, will be given. Valued historic souvenirs they must become. Design of the Certificates. “Mr. Johnson sent the design from the bureau of engraving and printing. It is fine! It has the coupon attachment, which will be detached and filed in proper manner and placed in the building when completed. This file of coupons will tell forever who and how muc each contributed to the G. W. M. There is quite an interest to see who will secure the first 100 certificates, whether individuals, schools, clubs or other orders. We hope to have the certificates ready for distribution to state chairmen at the December meeting in Washington, al- though Mr. Johnson thinks the time rather limited. But he will try to have them ready. “Anticipating ‘offering day,’ the George ‘Washington memorial committee is asking all societies, clubs and schools to devote one program of their winter’s work to the consideration of George Washington's will and our movement, By addressing Mrs. 8. P. Gage, secretary, Ithaca, N. Y., printed matter in form to read, as a part of such program, may be secured. These two facts, made public ina clear and wholesome man- ner, will be the next good that can be con- ferred upon us. Classes of Membership. “As to organizations. The letter heads show many, but there are others we ha > not listed, because they come under a head. The responsive enthusiasm has rather led us to make another class of membership, and we are not quite ready to publish these organizations, hoping to simply add them to ‘organizations’ already on the list. “As regards our coming meetings in De- Dr. William . Philadel- afternoon of eternal len: in sor the cause. have signified their desire to become asso- | “dese . oe “Washington's bequest was from the |clate members of the society are John | And 1 Know, from the experi heart to the whole people, and this move- | Clark Ridpath, L.L.D., Boston; Col. Henry | down to dinner from t > an | | He—“If you break our engagement I go to the Klondike!” She (of Bostcn)—“‘Why go there?” “To get warm!” :