Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1898, Page 9

*. + oo THE .EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1898-12 PAGES. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Annual February Clearing Sale to make room for spring shipments. Furniture, Carpets & Draperies, 25 to 40 % off. ~— We can now discount the lowest regular or sale prices of any other house in the 5 from 25 to 40 per cent. obelin Carpets at 75e. yard; Portieres si Chiffoniers at $4. Chamber $13.50, are only samples of the which have been made thranghout the stock, Wash. B. Williams, 7th&D. Suites a big reductions . This year — b get ' an_lroquois. t } } } If yon care about t% looks of your wheel, it is undoubtedly the prettiest on the IPit is wear you want, it will If it is swiftness, no wheel can pass it, The Iroquois Is the all-round best wheel out this year. | lroquoisCycleCo. 810 14th St. N. W. Wolff-American and 2) del0-3m,40 iy fer the } | j - ae) Special Low * se i Ae ee but nevertheless it’s trite. Here are more special Ladies’ Warm Felt and Leather- c. sole Beaver and Felt 48 - 7Be. Slippers at..... 8 Ladies’ $1.25 Hand-sewed Glove Kid; White Kid- lined House Slippers. Ladies” $1.75 to $2.50 Fine Black Viei Kid Dress and Walking Boots. with single or double soles, 6 different shapes, at... Ladies’ $3.50 Hand-sewed Finest “Surpass” Kid Double-sole Winter Boots, lined with softest kid throughout, two shapes, at...... $2.15 ‘ Ladies’ $5 Grade Calf-lined “ Box Calf Laced and Tan Willow Calf Laced, both with cork soles..... Winter Shoes ; At Zero Prices. Selling more Shoes than we ever Dusiest season and that right in the heart of the duil- est time of the year. It almost sounds markably low prices prevailing during “MIDWINTER CLOSING-OUT SALE.” class guaranteed Footwear-—but come. without delay: WM. HAHN &CO.’S RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, did in the incredulous, It is all owing to the. re- our great price reductions on First- Men's $1 Best Broadclotn 8-button Overgaiters at. 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Is Your Furniture In STORAGE? ¥ wore than $3 a month for a « large double load of Furnt. mn you're paying too mucl at's all WE charge—and ther® are - better accommodations in the city than ~ ours - | €¥F We make no charge for moving House- ~— held Effects frem other storage apartments “MERCHANT'S Barer DELIVERY Co., 929-931 D St——’Phone 659. fold eee (Lace 5 Off ‘CURTAINS, 25% ind are down to $1. ° i ‘The $3 kind ure down to $1.7: ¢ ( $ : The Houghton co., fe1-> 1214 F St. ees AWW THE NEW DISCOVERY, HYOMEI, found to be the oniy rational care for Catarrh, Bronchitis and Asthma. 3 Au aruggists. big pure! iseautiful Lace Curtal to offer 25 per cent under regular prices. The $1 Kind are down to Te. This is the time for using Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea—at soc. a pound—at Teas and Receptions. : . N. W. Burchell, 1325 F st. ly exceed her imports, and 98 per cent of them come to the United States. Of her imports 75 per cent are from the United States. In case of annexation being ‘ac- complished this per cent would be largely increased, and the total of imports would doubtless soon be doubled. Hawaii, instead of being a lazy tropical country where white men cannot work outdoors, as Mr. Brice, the Englishman, mistakenly asserts, is one of the most in- dustrious and commercial countries in the world. its annual foreign commerce per capita far surpasses that of the United States, and probably that of any other country, being $209 annually for every man, woman and child in the republic of Ha- wai. Mr. James, who went to the islands strongly opposed to annexation and spent some montis personally investigating the facts, came away enthusiastically in favor of annexation. He says he does not know of a single person who has investigated the facts on the ground who has not reach- ed the same conviction. He says the cli- mate is “simply perfect.” On the seacoast the temperature ranges from 60 to 85, sel- dom rising to 90. In the interior, on the coffee lands. it ranges from 80 to 50. Still higher up the mountains and on the higher plateaus it goes down to the freezing point. It is never as hot In Hawaii as it is fre- quently in New England in July and Au- The children of Americans born in Ha- Waii are larger, taller and stronger than their parents. Americans there have Iarger familics than in the United States, and there is much less mortality among their children. In that “Paradise of the Pacific” Americans live longer than they do in their own country. In “the tug of war,” eleven men pulling against eleven men on a rope, rative Hawaiians have uniformly beat- en every other nation, Portuguese, French, Germans, English, Americans, etc. It is objected that Hawaii 1s too far away. But our Aleutian Islands off Alas- ka are as far west of Honolulu as Honolu- lu is west of San Francisco. Distance is practically measured by the time it takes to travel it or to receive mes- sages. Travelers go from Washington to Honolulu in ten and a half days. When the Pacific cable is laid a message sent from Washington to Honolulu will be re- ceived four hours earlier than it was sent. Honolulu may know the mind of the Presi- dent at 8 a. when Washington cannot Know it till 12 m. of the same day. That certainly is near enough. Honolulu is now practically nearer Washington than Maine or Buffalo was in the days of Washington; twice as near as St. Paul. It is objected that the inhabitants of Ha- wali are not fit for American citizenship. They are certainly a great deal better fit- ted than the Alaskans. There is actually less illiteracy among those born in Hawali of all nationalities than there is among the native-born inhab- itants of any state of the United States. All children are in school between the ages of five and fourteen. Most Americans speak but one language. Most of the voting citizens of the republic ot Hawdli speak, read and write two or more languages. All the children are taught English in the schools. The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving day and Decoration day are celebrated in Ha- wail with more devotion and enthusiasm than in America. Captain Mahon says the strategical importance of Hawaii is un- rivaled and cannot be easily exaggerated. ‘The London Times says it is the key of the Pacific, the Malta and Gibraltar of the greatest ocean. William Fl. Seward says: “The Pacific ocean, its shores, its islands end the vast region beyond will be the chief theater of events in the world’s great hereafter." Ha ii is the cross-roads ot the Pacific fro: through Japan ai coast to New Z ing the only ports m the Nicaragua canal id China, from our Pacific land and Australia, giv- for thousands of ‘miles north, south, east and west where ships can get cual, provisions or water. Hawaif is the only real American colony in the world. Westward the star of e takes its way. raters A Will this republic refuse the unanimous vote of the senate of Ha- wail to unite these islands’ destinies with America’s forever? THOMAS L. GULICK, January 29, 1898. Devon, Pa. ——— HYATTSVILLE EVENTS. Meeting of Commissioners — Water and Sewerage Movement. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 2, 1898. The board of town commissioners held its regular monthly meeting last night, Messrs. M. V. Tierney, Jos. Aman, Geo. N. Walker and Clarence Wilson being pres- ent. The report of the road committee regard- ing the work on Melrose and Columbia avenues was read, after which the treas- urer made his report, showing total re- ceipts to have been $2,077.41; expenditures, $1,413.75; cash on hand, $663.63. Considerable interest is being manifeste1 over the contest for the office of justice of the peace. The position has been held for a number of years by Mr. Arthur Carr, who is an applicant for reappointment. The names of Mr. Geo. N. Walker, a mem- ber of the local board of commissioners, and Mr. Louis O. Wissman are also men- tioned for the office. Petitions are being circulated by the friends of the respective applicants, and several of them are being signed by a number of townspeople. The water works and sewerage system commission appointed at a recent meeting of the citizens has. completed .the “bill to be presented to thé legislature authorizing the issuance of bonds to thé extent of $25,000, such amount to be -expended in establishing a complete water supply, and in the commencement of a sewerage sys- tem. The bill will be introduced into the legis- lature by Senator Wm. B. Clagett. There is considerable opposition on the part of some members of the community to the proposed bonding of the town, and the establishment of the improvements. ‘Those in favor of the project, however, are confident that it will go through. a eae CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. Favorable Action on the New Com- missioner of Patents. The Senate yesterday confirmed the fol- lowing nominations: To be commissioner of patents—C. H. Duell of Syracuse, N. ¥. To be attorney of the United States—T. M. Alderson,for the western district of Vir- ginia; A. M. Tillman, for the middle district of Tennessee. To be marshal of the United States—s. Brown Allen, for the western district of Virginia. Postmasters: Connecticut—C. §. Hall, Wallingford; F. L. Gaylord, Ansonia. New Jersey—J. J. Rusting, at Hacketts- town; C. Burrows, Rutherford. Mississippi—A. S. McLean, Greenwood. North Carolina—J. H. McBrayer, Shelby. Virginia—J. B. Kimberly, Fortress Mou- roe. Oregon—G. F. Horton, Oregon City. Jowa—W. H. Letts, Columbus Junction. North Dakota—A. G. Patterson, at Bis- marck. Georgia—B. F. Brimberry, Albany; J. M. Duff, Tifton; H. P. Farrow, Gainesville. ‘Indiana—N. H. Myers, Jeffersonville. Illinois—T. A. Fritchey, Olney; J. A. White, Murphysboro’; A. S. Goodell, Rock- falls. ——_—__— «+ —______. “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring arswers. . Do You “believe in wasting money? of course not-=-then, our daily doings should be looked for and investigated if you are a money-saver---Our $7.00 special tosorder suit sale still in force today. The rareness of the values are astonishing---stop in and examine ’em. Mertz and Pertz, “New Era” Tailors, |SPOR FIPT'S VIEW OF CORBET? RETIREMENT ee Stelzner Knocks ‘Out Casey in ‘Eleven Rounds. s > ¢ 5 NEW SKATING RECORD ABELL STAYS IN BROOKLYN. Will Only Have a Minority of the Stock, However. _ It has been definitely settled that F. A. Abell will remain in the Brooklyn Base Ball Club, but instead of holding a major- ity of the stock, he will be a minority holder. The option which Charles H. Eb- betts held on Mr. Abell’s stock has ex- pired, and the interested parties therefore held a meating to discuss the matter. Abell was willing to grant an extension of thirty days on the option, but at the same time he told President Ebbetts that he was averse to dropping all interest in basa ball, A second conference was held late in the day, and arrangements were then made wher2by President Epbetts handed over to Mr. Abell sufficient cash for enough of the latter's stock to give the new president control of the club. President Ebbetts now holds about 60 per cent of the stock, Mr. Abzil 28, and the heirs of the late Charles H. Byrne the remaining 12 per cent. FITZ NOT SURPRISED. Says That He Predicted the Retire- ment of Corbett. Bob Fitzsimmons was not at all surprised to hear that Jim Corbett had retired from the ring. “The news that Corbett has retired,” sald Fitzsimmons yesterday in Detroit, “does not surprise me a bit. It is just as I have told the public time and time again, that the ‘false alarm’ will never forg2t the awful beating I gave him at Carson City. No power on earth could ever persuade him to enter the ring again with either Maher, Sharkey or mys:if. “By driving him to the wall and making Lim throw up his hands: and quit the ring, 1 consider that I have done the public a great service, because now that he has fallen by the wayside, everybody will get a much-needed rest from the windy utter- ances of the worst excuse of a fighter that ever stepped into the ring.” Corbett’s letter of retirement reads as follows: “In making this announcement I do so in th? belief=that the ring has nothing to cffer me, and that Robert Fitzsimmons, in refusing my propositions for a fight, ts not only going in the face of public opinion, but also seeking to avoid a contest about which he fs doubtful as to the result. As the public well knows, my offers to him have been sincer2, and the fact that he has béen pleased to say they were ‘bluffs,’ but has lacked the courage to call them, indi- cates too fully his position in the matter.” Now that Corbejt is through with th> business, the chances are that Kid McCoy 1 make another effort to get on a fight with Fitzsimmons without meeting Maher or Choynski; but, as [Lanky Bob has al- ready said that McCoy must meet Choyn- ski or Maher before h3 can claim a fight with him, the best thing for McCoy to do is to fight Maheryand if he is successful in beating the Irishman, then he can force Fitzsimmons to gtte tim a chance. STELZNER K3XOCKS CASEY OUT. Put His Antagdnist_to Sleep in the Eleventh Bound. VALEJO, Cal., Febriary 2—The Casey- Stelzner glove fight last night was won by Stelzner in the eleventh round. The fight was very slow until the fourth round, when Casey became aggressive, landing three times in quick succession on Stelzner’s jaw. In the fifth Stelzner brought his antago- nist to his knees with a left on the neck. Casey then assumed the aggressive, and up to the ninth he appeared to have a little the better of the contst. ‘Then Stelzner changed his tactics and be- gan to lead. He landed hard on wind, ribs and jaw, and Casey could not return the punishment. The tenth round was all in Stelzner’s favor, and in the eleventh a vicious right on the jaw put Casey to sleep. REYNOLDS MAKES A RECORD. Skates 100 Yards in Eight and Four- Fifths Seconds. DETROIT, Mich., February 2.—Earl Rey- nolds, the champion professional skater, has set a world’s mark for 100 yards at the Boulevard rink. The best previous mark from a standing start was nine seconds, held by himself. He cut the record to 84-5 seconds. Reynolds has accepted the chal- lenge issued by John Nilson, winner of the world’s championship at Montreal, and ex- pects to arrange a match in a few days. MUST PAY THEIR BOARD. College Athletes Will No Longer Be Supported by the Students. In future the college athlete wil be re- quired to pay to the training table the same amount he had paid at his boarding house before going into training. If he does not he will be barred from intercolla- slate gagnes, and if he is protested because it 1s believed he is not paying he must fur- nish a‘fidavits and reczipts. This is in the interests of pure amateur sport. A committee, composed of Oliver Shiras, Cornell; Gustavus T. Kirby, Columbia; Murdock Kendrick, University of Pennsyl- vanla, and Henry W. Howe, Harvard, was appointed by the exectitive committee of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America to suggest amend- ments to the constitution. This committee met last November, and has been in-communication with all of the prominent college athletic authorities for ten weeks. The result of the committe2’s work has been the reconstruction of the I. C. A. A. A. A.’s constitution and by-laws. They have been condensed, and vital changes have be2n made. The big athletic clubs will be compelled to demand a payment for board from the out-of-town college athletes who have been in the habit of sp2nding their summers pleasantly on islands or at other places where the living was good and the cost nothing. The only exception is the man who lives with hi¥ parents in the éollege town or whera he ‘trains, and would derive no benefit from a 1 ig table, but would be out of pocket if;he had to pay. ANSON FROZEN OUT. He Will Have Nothing to Do With the -Calts. A dispatch from Chicago says that Presi- dent James A. Hart of the Chicago Base Ball Club yesterday issued the following statement relative'to #hson and the affairs of the club: sone “The press and publie.seem to have taken it for granted thatiA..C. Anson will not be manager or captain of the Chicago Base Ball Club theyconjing gason. This case is one that has beeg pi left to the press and public gor decision. The holders of the ‘club have endeavored to be wholly guided by these factions in the dis- position of the case. It is the desire of the club to do that which the public desires, than success in any enterprise he may engage. There is not now and never has been a fric- tion between Captain Anson and myself. I have conducted my end of the business ‘without interference from him, und he has conducted his end of the business without interference from me. “The selection of a captain for the team will be left to the manager. “The place for the spring training will be selected by the manager, if one is engaged without delay. If not, I will make tbe se- lec! “The make-up of the team. for the follow- ing season will be lefc to the manager. “Trades of players will be made, if possi- ble, upon recommendations of the manager. ‘The manager, whoever he may be, will be manager in fact as well as in name. ~“I have the highest regard for Mr. Tom Burns and consider him competent to dis- charge the duties of the position. Jackson and Jeffrics to Meet. SAN FRANCISCO, February 2.—The Olympic Club has signed Peter Jackson and Jim Jeffries for a twenty-round go. The men will meet about March 20 in the Mechanics’ Pavilion in this city. Australia: Beat English Team. MELBOURNE, Victoria, February 2.— The Australians today, by eight wickets, won the fourth test match with the yisit- ing team of Engiish cricketers. aS SS SECRETARY LONG’S STATEMENT. Regarded as Representing Views of the President and Cabinet. After the cabinet meeting yesterday Se2- retary Long made a statement in regard to political outjJook as a result of the de- feat of the Teller resolution, which state- ment is accepted as 1epresenting-the views also of the President and other members of his cabinet. “It seems,” said Secretary Long, “as if the Lord or their own folly had delivered the democrats into our hands. Had they kept still the usual reaction which takes place after a presidential election and the usual cry that the new tariff had not put a gold spoon in every man's mouth mht have given them the next House of Repre- sentatives. But they have introduced and passed by their majority in the Senate a resolution practically favoring a depreci- ated currency and the free coinage of sil- ver. — “by this promise of a forty-four-cent dol- lar and of the practical discredit of the financial obligations of the United States they commit themselves to a policy which Will reduce the value of every laboring man’s wages, of every veteran's pension and of every penny saved and laid up in our savings banks. This resolution was carried in the Senate by a democratic vote. It was carried there by the votes of. just those states which went for Bryan and the democracy in the last presidential election. “Yesterday in the House, in which there is a republican majority of fifty, represent- ing the states which carried that election, it was overwhelmingly defeated by a prac- tically solid republican vote. The result is that we shall go to the country next fall in the congressional elections upon a square issue between a sound currency and a de- Preciated one; between maintaining and im- pairing the credit of the United States; be- tween giving the industrial people of the country a dollar worth a hundred cents for their labor and product and giving them a dollar worth forty cents. “On such an issue as this we shall not only rally again all the republican forces, but add to them, as we did in 1896, all sound money democrats (and their number is legion), whose interests and whose prin- ciples are for a sound currency. This will enable us to overcome the reaction which I have above referred to. It will enable us also to overcome the cry that is al- ways raised against a new protective tariff when it first goes into operation. “The signs all are that under the new tariff the revenues are increasing so that they will exceed the expenditures, that our industries are reviving, and that every one of them which has been protected by the new tariff is enlarging its output and pav- ing the way to an increase of wages—the only exception being that of the cotton in- dustry, in nearly ail the schedules relating to which no change was made. Yet even with this better prospect as to our increas- ed revenues and improving industries, the chance for republican success has ‘been tremendously enhanced by this new phase of the currency issue.” ———————-o+____ DETECTIVE LaSALLE’S WORK. Broke Up a Dangerous Gang of Counterfeiters in Virginia. Detective LaSalle of the secret service of the Treasury has returned from a trip to Virginia ard West Virginia. While away, although a new man, he made a record up- on which he is being congratulated by Treasury officials: In Henry county, Vir- ginia, last week he broke up the worst gang of counterfeiters that section of the coun- try had ever known. For a long time complaints had reached the secret service of the circulation of counterfeit $10 gold pieces_and $1 silver coins. It is estimated that the counterfeit- er had rut in circulation fully $1,200 of the bogus money. Mr. LaSalle was assigned to the case. Hc not only arrested the principals, but captured their entire outfit, winding up by securing a confession from’ J. O. King, the man who had been making the money. King had a good outfit, including a dynamo and electric machine. His principal ac- complice was Eugene Mills, who was also arrested. Mills circulated the money, spreading it through portions of North Carolina as well as Virginia. King was captured one night between the roof and celling ot his home, having crawled through a small hole to reach his hiding place. ————-~—__ West End W. C. T. U. Meeting. The West End W. C. T. U. held @ meet- irg in Union M. E. Church last evening, Mrs, Clinton Smith presiding. The singing was led’ by Miss Louise Irwin at the organ. Scripture was read by Miss Hunter, and the opening prayer was made by Mrs. ‘Wescott. Miss Maeny, the secretary, read the re- port of the last meeting, and the treasurer, Mrs. Noerr, detailed the state of the treas- ury. The work of the month was reported by the superintehdents of departments, and Mrs. Fernandez brought a message from the finance committee of the District union, of which committee she is a member. Mrs. E. A. Chambers of Chapin Auxiliary was present and addressed the meeting upon the nesds, alms and triumphs of the work. M‘ss Carrie McGlue brought in and dis- played the chains of pledge cards secured from the Sunday schools, One new member, Mrs. Hilton, was re- ceived. Miss Emma Hunter wes elected to the local gepartment of purity. Mrs. Catch- ing invitel the union to hold the next meet- ing at her residence, 1925 G street. The union is prepariug to hold a public meeting, under the auspices of the depart- ment of Christian citizenship, Mrs. Anson 8. Taylor, Pistrict superintendent, eee * Within the past few days hundréds of gallons of spirits nave been shipped from Pecria to Japan, to be used in the manu- facture of smokeless gunpowder. HERMITAGE WHISKIES If this fet toe ofthe Age tad Purity of the aime WA. Gunes" s OD is oo stamp. CO. is on. Sa Monday with two sessions and Tuesday with a game against four of the strongest Philadelphia players, the Baltimore Wo- man’s Whist Club had two events that wilt be the subject of discussion in whist cir- cles for the next week. In Monday after- noon’s contest the Baltimore women car- ried off the honors, Mrs. Reeves and Mrs. Penniman, N. and S.; Miss E. Dallam and Mrs. Boarman, E. and W., in spite of the fact that the strong Philadelphia players were arranged so that each side would have a representative pair. Monday night found the whisters out in force, the strongest men players being se- lecteg for the guests of honor, and right well they acquitted themselves. Mrs. Wis- tar, with the Baltimore captain as a part- ner, made a plus of twelve tricks above the average. Mrs. Hall of Philadelphia, who took Mrs. Newbold’s place, with Prof. Fiske, did even better, with fifteen tricks. Mrs. Wistar, being used to an irregular lead by partner as a command to leaa trumps through an honor turned, when she obtained the lead, willingly sacrificed hes king of trumps to the ace turned on her left, at the loss of one or two tricks. Mrs. Penniman not only captured a prize in the afternoon, but carried off the honors at night, though Mrs. Walls of Washington would have divided honors with her had the rigor of the game been enforced. Mrs. Reeves, who played bril- liantly in the afternoon, winning a prize in the compass match, failed to follow suit. Her partner remarked, “Clubs are 1 saving her a revoke, and although Beverly Smith was watching the piay of Mrs. Walls, he decided it did not constitute a revoke. but afterward reversed his deci- sion. Mts. Reeves’ play is accounted for on the ground that she had been hostess to the visitors in the afternoon and the many duties, as well as anxiety as to the welfare of her guests, would naturally in- terfere with good whist playing. Mrs. Hawley, Mrs. Leach, Madame de Sibour and other brilliant whist players of Wash- ington are severely handicapped when a whist game takes place at their respect- ive homes. Mrs. Randolph, the daughter of Postmaster General Gary, though hav- ing a chance for practice but two or three times a year, made a very creditable show- ing, and had it not been for the disaster of one peculiar hand she would have ranked much higher. Clubs queen was turned on her right. She held A, X XX, trumps A, K, Q, J,and 9of S, K, X X, H, and 8 D. She led a small trump and found K, Q, J, 9, 7 of trumps with the dealer, who took the first trick and led his long suit of dia- monds, which her partner took and re- turned a trump. Knowing that the trump strength was against her, she refused to give up command and underplayed the sec- ond round of trumps. The dealer held the trick and tried to establish his diamond suit. Mrs. Randolph, instead of discarding a heart, discarded the nine cf spades, tell- ing her partner to lead her a heart, which he did, going up to the ace Q, J, ® The dealer, having no hearts, got four dis- cards. The writer has found many strong wo- men players who refuse te give up one ot the guards to a king, and will often adver- tise the suit theirs, when they really are afraid of being placed in the position of having to play second hand with the king and one guard. Miss Goldsborough, who, with Harvey McCay, won the prize at the woman's congress, came out third, still showing that she can be depended on when good whist play is needed. There is marked improvement in the women's club, the play being of a very high standard, Misses Dallam, Hough, Fisher, McCay and Mrs. Thomas being particularly strong. The visitor by strong teara work, de- feated the Baitimore players three tricks, Mrs. Samucl and Mrs. Pettit teaming beau- tifully. This is the team that had made six wins for the Andrews’ trophies. and had the team waived the right of the Philadelphia Juniors to forfeit without a win being ex- acted Mrs. Newbold’s team would have had another chance, and as they had al- ready defeated Mrs. Andrews’ team they had a good show for the trophies. Con- tests between clubs are a great benefit to the players, broaden their ideas as to the style of play at the different clubs and give them more confidence, take off the stage fright of a young player, which is very much in evidence when about to en- ter the first match game. The complete record for the Andrews trophies stands as follows: Mrs. Andrews’ team, 12 wins. Mrs. Hastings’ team, 9 wins. Mrs. Newboid’s team, 6 wins. Mrs. Hawley’s team, 5 wins. Mrs. Stroud’s team, 2 wins. Mrs. Snyder's team, 2 wins. Mrs. Wm. S. Fox's team, 1 win, Mrs. Buzby’s team, 1 win. One tie game. Total games, 39, Nine games are of course the result of three tournaments. The follov.:rg hand in the Pyramid-Bos- ton duplicate match illustrates some of the advantages of the short suit opening, al- though North's discard of nine of hearts at trick fcur is responsible for much of the disaster. Diamonds trumps; West led. NORTH. IN. GENERAL than any other men in the world. T hore] AMONG THE WHISTERS| $@s0ossseesrmennnsnnnex a : weeeerns xWinning card. North and South—2. On the overplay N. and S. made 7 and and W. 6. The name of Peshin wa: omitted from the list of players in the Cap- ital Bi. Club tournam«nt Monday. Mr. Pechin made a very creditable score. East and West—11. inadvertently a PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT. Am Increase for January of 812,- . 580,771. The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business Monday the debt, less cash in_the treas- ury, amounted to $1,011,701,338, an increase for the month of $12,589,771. This increase is accounted for by the decre: in the amount of cash on hand. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt, $847,365,810; debt on which interest has ceased since maturit: $1,328,540; debt bearing no interest, $386, 818,774; total, $1,235,573,124. is amount, however, does not include $81,213,933 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury. The treasury cash is classified as follows; Gold, $200,731,551; silver, $510,676,100; paper, $100,452,096; bonds, deposits in banks, HARRISON FOR THE SENATE. Indiana Republicans Cherish Hopes That He May Stand. A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press from Indianapolis, Ind., yesterday ecys: ‘The republicans of Indiana today elected a new state committe: of thirteen mem- bers. The new committee will meet in this city next to elect a chairman and make plans for the campaign. The were well ai the ening es especially 3 Wallace, candidate for the United States Senate, —There’s reason why we fill so many prescriptions. Care- ful people will go where they get pure drugs—the services of experienced pharmacists, who do nothing but com- pound prescriptions — and where a system like our double check system makes mistakes impossible. Reasonable prices another attraction. MERTZ’S Pharmacy, ith: and F Sts. form AAO EAI LOOSE SOLIS SII IIIA IEE. % = = ® = x x z = to duties at dinne: “solids” are To-Kalon are «1 wines—$1 and $1.50 gel spectively TO-KALON WINE CO,, 614 14TH fel-204 Zeh, at 708 1 1" Now duly Installed tn our down-town office for the convenience of shoppers at the Boston House and Palais Royal. Pure Coal, uu welght and pro Other brane 926 N ts. aw, Victoria Flats and 5. E. Powel, Sth and Fla. ave. nw. Wm. J. Zeh, 708 Lith N.W. jaR1-1m.g4 for dinner! dinner AKES no difference bow sore yout feet are our trentment will give tmme- diate and permanent relief We re- move corns pafilestly, 2he. Other feex quite as reasonable PROF. J. 3, & SON, RGES Pa. ave tol Chiropodists” 111 8 to 6, Sundays, VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL, A Policeman's Act Not Sanctioned by a Jury. Christopher C. Johnson, a young colored man, who is married and the father of sev- eral children, was iried before Judge Scott and a jury yesterday afternoon on the charge of carrying a razor concealed on his person. Johnson was defended by Attorney Closs, and in less than five minutes aft the case was given to the jury a verdict of acquittal was rendered The only evidence against Johnsun was that of Officer English, who arrested him. The facts as brought out by Pros cutor Mullowny and Attorney Closs were that a few minutes after midnight of Jan- uary 8 Johnson left the barber shop where he was employed, in the extreme north- eastern part of the city, and walked to the kcme of his mother on 1th street southeast, where he remained for probably half an hour. After leaving his mother's house Johnsoa walked to his ow home on 20th street northwest. Upon getting there he was informed by a relative that one of his chil- dren who was on a visit to Falls Church, Va., had suddenly become {ll and that his wife had gone to care for it. At the seme time Johnson was advised that the condi- ticn of the child was critical, and that it wezid be well for him to go to Falls Church by the first train. Johnson replied that he would start for Falls Church at once and left his house. He had gone but a short distance when ha Was stepped by Officer English, who de- manded to know where he was going at that hour (2 a.m.). Johnson informed the officer what his mission was. “Are you not afraid,” asked English, g0 to Falls Church alone ut this time of the night?” “Oh, no,” replied Johnson, “it is a little lonely, but my child is very tll and I can- not wait until morning and go by train, #0 I concluded to walk.” “Haven't you got some sort of a wea- inquired the officer. thing but a razor,” answer. After some further parleying Officer Eng- ish told Johnson that he believed he had a Weapon and proc d to search him. In Johnscn’s hip pocket he found the razor referred to. The policeman then tcok Johnson to the police station, where he wes locked up for several hours. As soon as porstble after Geybreak Mr. Joseph Y. Potts, chicf clerk of the Police Court, was visited by the father of Johnson and after an explanation Mr. Potts released Johnson on bond, to ap- pear for trial when notified. It was also developed at the trial that Ichnson at no time denied having the razor, and claimed that he took it from the shop with the intention of shaving himself with it. A number of citizens who had known Jobnson for many years testified that the defenaant possessed an excellent character, did not drink and was never known to vic late any law. Judge Scott charged the jury that if they believed the evidence for the defense they must acquit Johnson. The jury retired and after a very brief Geliberation returned a verdict of acquittal. was Johnson's Is Twice 2 Four? Certainly; it’s a fact, and a fact can’t be doubted out of existence. Now, here is an other fact: Catarrh, Asthma; Grip, Throat and Lung Trou- bles are CURABLE diseases by means of the PILLOW INHALER, Which Cures While You Sleep. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDE