Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1898, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1898—14 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 @iscount the lowest regular or sale prices of any other house in the city by from 25 to 40 per cant. Gobelin Carpets at 75c. yard; Portieres at $1.50, Chiffeniers at $4.50; Chamber Suites at $13.50, are only samples of the big reductions whieh bave been made throughout the stock. We ash. B. Williams, 7th&D. fe2-6od ‘i aah so cost teaguvamsni hasta This year get an Iroquois. If you care about the looks of your wheel, it Is undoubtedly the prettiest on the market. If it f= wear you want, ft will |. give it you. If it is swiftness, no wheel ean pass it. The Iroquols is the all-round best wheel out this year. ‘IroquoisCycleCo 810 14th St. N. 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Mertz’s, 11th and F_ using Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea—at soc. a pound—at Teas and Receptions. - N. W. Burchell, 1325 F st. | ception rooms is so broad that several peo- The Busy Corner, au and Mane Saxe. | So KANN, SonS&Co. Our Great After Stock-Taking SALE 1 LOT PACIFIC Se. QUALITY. Is developing many good bargains—this time it’s Remnants and Odds and Ends of different kinds. Friday is always Remnant Day—and the good things accumulated during the week are brought forth and sold at special low pfices. : 3 WE BEGIN WITH OUR REGULAR LINE OF. WOOLEN AND WASH REMNANTS. 400 yards plain colors in Wool Nun’s Veiling, every ; piece more or less slightly soiled. Reduced from 15¢. a 1 Cc Yard (0 ooo soon nos cake 0a A cee ee Se nace ase ° Remnants of Bleached Muslin, such as Wamsutta, Fruit of the Loom, Utica and Dwight Anchor, in lengths 4 Cc from 1 to Io yards. . aparece sees ‘° 30-inch Percale Remnants—new and pretty spring pat- terns, mostly navy and old blue ground, floral scroll and 5 stripe effects—the same in the piece cost 12}c...........05 (A New Dimity Remnants, choice styles and patterns—Barre, Pompa- dour and Byadere designs, representing bright and effective colorings which are guaranteed fast. You get the pick of all the new things if you buy now. From the piece, 12}c. In remnants ase Remnants of Fancy Duck Suitings. Last season these: : goods headed the list for nobby, serviceable street and bike 2 - suits, and no doubt will do so again. Will cost you 12}c. in 6 the piece:~ Iniremmants <0). 0% cece sconces sh ae a Co. Lawns—no less than 5,000 yards on our bargain tables, of all the newest spring and summer styles. The cloth is fine and sheer, and the patterns as pretty as those stamped French. 8 15 and 12$c. a'yard is the regular price. In remnants, only. C. Imported Plain Black Sateen—the twill is as fine as a thread—has a luster like waterproof china and the blackness of a - crow. In elegant lengths, and only................ 1 5c. yd: Organdies—the genuine French kind; sheer as chiffon and as strong as a heavy muslin. The same pattern you'll pay 374c. for later in’ the season, if you buy from the piece, and then you'll not - have half as many styles to select from............ 1 5¢. yd. 36 and 40-inch Fine Wool Dress Goods, in black and col- ors, plain and fancy novelties. Worth from 35 to 49¢c. a yard. . ll Oc. 46 and 50-inch All-wool Serges, in black, navy and assort- ed checks, smooth and rough effects. Worth up to 65c. a yard. 3 0c. Remnants of All-wool Red Twilled Flannel, ‘in I lengths from 2 to § yards. Worth Igc..............., 1 2 -yC. Remnants of Extra Heavy White Domet Flannel, 28 inches wide. Worth 15c. a yard...-. 0.0.0.0 eee eee ey 7 10 Remnants of Genuine Feather-proof Ticking—none better at 20c. a yard...... Teele tie esac e Bish re 12 Pr ° REMNANTS FROM 1 TO 10 SARDS: REGULAR Soe" GOORES AND FLORAL ?iffrenss, Special, 9c. Yard. AND MERRIMAC FURNITURE CRETONNE, LIGHT AND DARK PATTERNS. Special, 414c. Yard. Ant DORTNGHAM CURTAIN ENDS, 114 AND 1% YARDS LONG, ALL FINE QUALITIN Special Price, 29c. Each. 1 LOT BROMLEY'S BEST SMYENA RUGS, 30x60 INCHES. REGULAR RICE, $2.50, Special Price, $1.49. SOTHER BATCH OF LINING REMNANTS | IEAVY TWILLED SILESIA, YARD WIDE. IN ALL COLORS. ISHED AND Ri TLE PERUALE = A Hi AND 12%c. GRADE... .5%c. IN CoLons, 15 AND ase: Tye. WSS TN ALL THE NEW COLO) 500 Assorted Corsets—all $1.00 kinds, but different makes, in white, drab and black—medium, long and*extra long, in all sizes—without boxes..............., Serco: LADIES’ 4-BUTTON GLACE, IN WHITE ONLY—aND 3-HOOK GLACE, ES. : 50c. IN| BLACK, ALL Special, 63. pecial, 49c. S, KAN, SONS & GO.,” ‘$12! 2-CLASP BICYCLE CHAMOIS, THB VERY THING FOR THIS WEATHER. 8th and Market Space. GEN. PORTER’S PARIS HOME. everything to his lking, but he and Mrs. Porter have already established the reputa- tion of being much given to hospitality, and he had a good training in diplomacy and departmental work at Washington un- der the administration of Grant, while he has had a way through life of succeeding in all that he undertakes. A little above middle height, with dark complexion, eyes and hair, he gives you the impression of a strong character in repose; but if his manner is somewhat quiet, not to say re- served, he opens out in congenial society, and has a fund of anecdote which: makes him a most agreeable companion and en- tertaining conversationalist. Married soon after the close of the war to Miss McHarg of Albany, he had the misfortune to lose his elder son a few years ago, but his younger has graduated at Princeton, while his only daughter, now at school in Paris, is looking fosward to coming out next spring. General Porter and his wife are no strangers to Paris, having stayed there several times during the last twenty years, and he speaks with manifest pleasure of his three visits to England, and especially of having gone to the north of Scotland to shoot grouse with the late Lord Leven, whose successor paid “him a visit in the Rue de Villejust the other day. His travels in Europe have been all the more enjoyable to him because he is such a good French and Spanish lin- guist and so well versed in French litera- ture, and this should be of service to him in his diplomatic relations, especially as he professes great admiration for the statesmaship and scholarly qualities of M’ Hanotaux, the present minister of foreign affairs. But his permanent home must, of course, be in “the land of the setting sun,” and his summer residence is at El- beron, on the New Jersey seacoast, where the ill-fated Garfield breathed his last, and his town house in New York at Madison avenue and 40th street, where he has col- lected a great variety of curios, some few of which have accompanied him‘across the tiantic and hélp to. give an air of home the stately rooms in thé Rue de Ville- just. The Superb Residence Which Our Am- bassador Occupies. From the London World. ‘The United States embassy in Paris is a handsome modern house in the Avenue Kleber, near the Are de Triomph, and its front windows look out upon the Palais de Castille, where dwells that lively old per- | sonage, the ex-Queen Isabella of Spain. General Horace Porter, the ambassador, does not live at the embassy, however, and his home is in the adjacent Rue de Ville- just, where he has secured the lease of a very remarkable house which was built by the late M. Spitzer, whose marvelous collection of art treasures was nearly all dispersed by auction at a sale which drew cennoisseurs to Paris from all over the world. Many objects remain in the house General Porter has leased, however, and they show the taste and wealth M. Spitzer brought to bear upon his collection. ‘The house, which was for some time oc- cupied by M. Spitzer's son-in-law, though not offering any marked external feature, is very spacious within, the public rooms on the first floor being capable of holding nearly 2,000 guests; while there is an excel- lent arrangement by which carriages can, after their occupants have alighted, drive out by another gateway instead of having to turn in the court yard. Then there is a room for “the livery,” as the French say, on the opposite side of the main entrance, 0 as to avoid all confusion when the car- riages of the different guests are called; and the main staircase leading to the re- ple can mount or descend it abreast. This stairease opens on to the salle d’armes, which, with its rich stained glass windows, its old oaken doors carved with exquisite skill, its ancient armor, and cases of me- dallions, ts the most striking apartment in the whole building. There is a winter gar- den at one end, and General Porter, in or- der to make the stained glass in his recess mere effective, has had electricity laid on at the back. He tells you that the old por- traits which form a frieze around this room are of great historical value, and that the tapestry which decorates the walls is one of the choicest of the late M. Spitzer's “finds.” Among the curiosities which fill the cases are a Russian pyx studded with jewels and a very rare min- jature of Francois I, which, somehow ‘or other, recalls to you the rough lineaments of Bluff King Hal. There is a suite of gine rooms leading out of this, the first, used as a ball room, being a Louis XV sa- jon, with a beautiful chandelier pendent from a blue ceiling, intended to represent the sky and to give the illusion of being in the open. The next is the dining room, with its wooden wainscoting, taken from an old chateau in the south of France, and an array of coffee cups of all sizes and shapes, which have been collected by Mrs. Porter, who, as her husband observes, has @ passion for cups; while leading out of this is the music room, a delightful apart- ment lighted from above and containing @ variety of ivory carvings, armor and pic- tures, among the latter being a fine por- trait of your host’s father, Mr. David R. Porter, for some time governor of Penn- sylvania. Passing through this apartment you come to General Porter's private li- » and you see several swords which ——— A Fonsi] Swamp. From the Baltimore American. During a.recent.excursion to Bodkin Point, at the mouth of the Patapsco, der the auspices of the Maryland Geological Sur- vey and the Woman's College Museum, a fossil cypress swamp deposit was found buried twalve feet below the surface, it having been exposed to view py the action of ‘the waves in wearing away the bay cliffs. Numerous cypress stumps were seen in upright position, with their roots in place, and 2xhibiting the peculiar “knees” characteristic of these trees. Some of the stumps were of gigantic size, the largest measuring about ten feet in diameter at tha top. The stumps, roots and knees are in a perfect state of preservation. The geological age of the deposit is yet in ques- tion, but the latter is considered to repre- s2nt an ancient land surface at least as old as the beginning of the quarternary, and may even prove to belong to the lower cretaceous. —_——_-e-____ The Pope’s Pleasant Diversions. From the St. James’ Gazette. It may not generally be known that the Pope has a collection of birds, of which he is very fond, especially of his gaudy colored parrots; and a collection of animals—peli- American civil war, another by the Infanta Eulalia when she visited the United States as the guest of the nation at the celebration of the 400th | .cans, ostriches and fawns. These also re- anniversary of the discovery of America | ceive his frequent attention. He has a vine- by Columbus. Porter was the object chairman of the committee Ae. : | the SPORTS OB: THE DAY : piel the Baltimores. SATS O'FARRELL LOGAL, {HESS CHAMPION Sar Cincinnati and: 7kguisville Clubs "Make $* Trade. semd tb CYCLE SHOW OPENING Manager Hanlon of-the Baltimore. club has always been considered one of the shrewdest men in tite ‘base bail ranks, and his latestmove fully ‘substantiates the opinion. Today's Baltimore Sun has the following to, say of*Hafflon’s latest’ move: Adrian C. Anson will play first bese for “Balt{more the coming-season, if he will con- Berit: to do so, ' fer Hahlon wit offer im every inducement that he can.afford.to ve the “Grand Qld, Man’ come to Balti- | more—whetber Anson’ can be induced to do ‘80 is another question. “I have been- thinking of the matter for some time; said Manager Hanlon last might, “and I have decided to make Anson the offer. I-have not yet written to him, and may not at once, for the reason that I have seen no-official news that Anson has been released by Chicago. His contract may have expired, but being a player, he may be reserved by the club at any ‘dime, provided he is téndered a contract be- fore the 1st of next month. Of course, I ‘would not make him any offers as long as he is under reservation to the Chicago club, or in any way connected with it. “I judge, though, that the newspaper re- ports of his leaving there are correct, and just as soon ag 1 see the official notifica- tion of the severance of his connection with the Chicago club I shall make him an offer to come to Baltimore. “Captain. ‘Anson ‘will..be a. high-priced man, doubtless, but I believe he will be worth a big salary in more ways than one. I think his ability as @ ball player has been underestimated in latter years, and I be- eve there is many a.base hit left in that old bat of his. I know! that for years Anson has always been the -man on the Chicago club that we feared, and I always consider. the Chicago club weak when he is not play-: ing. I venture to say if the scores of the Baltimore-Chicago games of the last few years be studied, it will be found that An- son has done more damiage to our pitchers. than any other two or three players on the team, and that he has batted in more.runs when they were needed—yes, two or three times as many—as any other Chicago play- er. Anson is one of’the most dangerous men to have against a club in a tight pinch that can be found in the league. And how he does hit the ball ben he lands on it. He is the boy who can hit 'em into right field on a line, is the ‘Cap.’ “Another great thing about Anson's bat- ting is that he knows ‘how to wait. He makes a pitcher put the ball over the plate. and he Is one of the most expert players in the business at getting bases on balls. In spite of -his size, I venture to say that there is but a handful of men jn the league—like McGraw and Hamilton—wHo get more bases en balls than Ansomi:Sd believe Anson would strengthen the Bajtimore team. He Is not as active as rly, but he plays first base in good st#ie ‘still. “I admire Anson him in the tour around }he worlé and have thought a great-deal ever'sinee. He is deservedly popular ‘with the geeat base ball public all over America, and has been an honor to base ball all his life. He loves game. with all his “heart and plays. it with earnestness and enthusiasm. He al- ways plays his hardest,as matter whether his club ts 20 runs aheadoor twenty behind. He takes the best of oare of himself and de- Serves all the good things that have been said of him. Tom Burns is a good man, but I daubt if he can get. any better. work an ,of the Chicago club-than ‘Cap.’ Anso a beni? uch. I was with + te work Conclusion of the Washington Chess ‘ Club Tournament. ; Captain O'Farrell played his final game in the championship tournament. of the Washington Chess Crib with Mr, Wood- ward last evening, and won in’ excellent style. Consequently ‘he carries off’ first prize and club champlonship for the com- ing year. His score was 10 victories and 1 defeat, which is the best score made in any of the tournaments at the Washing- ton club the last four years. The captain has heretofore been club champion: else- where. He was champion of the Belfast Club when it was the best club in Ireland, having defeated the Dublin Club in a tele graphic match. Later he was champion of the Hartford, Conn., Club, and was also champion of Connecticut. Mr. Tibbetts won second prize, being but one game behind the captain. Mr. Wood- ward wins third prize, and Messrs. Harris and Thomas will play ‘off the tie for fourth and fifth prizes, Messr: Prender and Crofts have one game to play, but it will not affect the relative standing of the players. Mr. Allen forfeited seven games by default. : ‘The following players: is the standing of the O'Farrell. ‘The game between Messrs. Woodward and O'Farrell was very interesting. Mr. Woodward showed a lack of book learning, but he ‘managed to @ouble hi# opponent’s pawns on both sides of the board. He fell into a trap and captured a pawn on the twenty-first move, which cost him @ pawn. Afterward he played very cautiously. Had he doubled rooks on the king’s file his chances would have been much improved. ‘The score;: Opening—Ruy Lopes. White. Black. White. Bla 0. Woodward. P:O'Farrell.|'O: Weodward.P.O' Farrell. 1 P—Ka —K4 | 19 Kt—KR4 B—Q2 2 Kt_KBs Kt—QR3 | 20 KtxKt Px B-Kt5 t—B3 | 21 RxP PK 4 Castles KtxP R-K3 . BxKt Q-K2 t—Q3 R-R3 BURR 6 Brkt KtPxB | 24 RxP_- BI 7 QxPch K2 RRS + Ke 8 Q-Bs 26 P-KBt = R-KKt 9 R-Keh K2 —Q8-.. 10 QxQch_ Px 28 P-KKtS B_BS. HE-OKts -EEQ R-K3 RK 12 BS 20 R-K2 BG 13 Kt—B3 ~ Kt—Ba | 31 R-KB2 Kt 14B-K2 Pp. 32 K-B —KS 15 P—-Q4) BK | 83 B-R3 KR—-K 16 Kt—QR4 “Kt—Q3. | 34 B-BS_— B—R6ch V7 Kt—Bs Be | 35 R-KKt2 R-K7 18 P-B3S)Kt—K5 | 36 Resigns. Re Now that Capt. 0° rell has finished all his games in the Contataant his match with Mr. Walker gbe resumed, the ninth game’ being” afvay for Saturday <> shor °F 3 night. THE LATESENTRADE. . . wa ster Cincinnati and L&isville Base Ball Clubs Exc! Players, * “Stn Bul’ HOY is® Leg. The deal that has been haligh*fre for over a month was yesterday. Har- ry- Pulllam ‘has the Cincinnati chib’s counter pt: and in, exchange for the “southpaw teitler the Node give up Outflelder W. 3. tHéy!'Bhortstop Claude Ritchey, and Pitcher'Pnii‘Ehret. Cincinnati will doub{iggs gain much in pitching strength wt; » acquisition of Hill. He ts one of thd greatest left-handers in'the league, ahd gained that title with tng: < F O'FARREBL CHAMPIO: pon ee i srenagind “thee teeta He was on roster some years ago, and @ native son of the falls city. Hoy is ‘only one of the three who bas signed '98 contract, and Louisville will ly assume Cincinnati’s obligations. Bill Hill ts not much of @ hitter. He brought up the rear of the swatting procession in '97, With .100 to his credit. WHEELS AND NOVELTIES. Cycle Exhibition in the Rooms ef the Capital Bi. Club. The fifth annual cycle show, given under the auspices of the Capital Bi. Club, open- ed this afternoon in the spacious parlors ef the club house, 409 15th street. This is an annual event of the club and much in- terest is taken in these affairs by the local wheeling fraternity as well as the local bi- cycle dealers. It gives every one a chance to examine the newest and latest designs of wheels for the current year, and affords every one a chance to make a selection of the mount for the coming season. The parlors of the club, on the second floor, have been thrown open and divided off into spaces for seventeen booths for the exhibition of wheels, lamps, parts, etc. The plan has been so arranged that the ex- hibitors will have their booths on the north and south sides of the building, with a berg aisle in the center the length of the The representatives of the different firms were on hand early this morning, decorat- ing the booths and arranging their exhib- its. The different booths will be decorated according to the individual taste of those charge. The hall will present an un- usually pretty appearance when the num- berless incandescent electric lights are turned on tonight and mingled with the gay colors which are visible everywhere. The scene will be one of dazzling splendor. This morning the last of 3,000 invitations were sent out for the opening this after- noon, and much credit is due to Dr. W. D. Wirt, who has bean sa actively engaged in making the show a success. Last year the Capital Bicycle Club adopt- ed the policy of extending to its friends an ofportunity of visiting an exhibition of the Lest wheels of 1897, which was well attend- ‘ed by a larg> number of visitors, and served beth to educate the public and bane- fit the legitimate trade. The club had al- ready held several exhibitions, but with vlosed doors, admitting m2mbers of the club only. This year the exhibition is recognized as @ necessity, and everything tends to the increased popularity of the show. Admission is through invitation, but the club extends a cordial request to all its friends, and to active members of the va- ricus othar clubs existing in town to visit the club house between the hours of 2 and 1@ p.m. today, tomorrow and Saturday, and see the attractive display arranged for the benefit of wheeling interest. BASKET BALL. Great Game of the Corcoran Cadets— Feneibles Defeated. The Corcoran Cadet Corps played a great game of basket ball at the Globe building last night and defeated the strong team of the Fencibles by the one-sided score of 17 to 1. Notwithstanding this score the game was intéresting, and was watched by a large crowd of spectators. The Cor- corans worked under a new eet of signals that worked most beneficially in all the plays. For the Corcorans, Walters and Guista put up a splendid blocking game, while Dodge, Clark and Collins divided the goal- throwing honors. The Fencibles played a strong up-hill game, but seemed out of Pyactice: The line-up: ~ oc Positions. Dodge. Collins. Clark Guisti Walters. Goals from field—C. C. C.. lins (4), Clark (6); total, 17. N. F., Raven (1); total, 1. Total score—C. C. C.; 17; N. F., 1. Fouls—C. C. C., 1; N. F., 6 Um- pires, Mr. Crupper and Mr. Banby. Time- keeper, Mr. Walker. Scorer, Mr. McGee. The Washington Athletic Club and the Interior Department teams will meet to- morrow night in the gymnasium of the former organization. NORTH’S BAD PLAY. ‘True Reason for a Big Gain in a Re- zs cent Whist Match. A criticism has been received from a wihister who objects to the claim that the playing of the following hand, printed in yesterday’s Star, showed the advantages of a short suit opening: Five of diamonds was turned by South and West led 10s. North played Q, East 9 and South 3. East “and West made 11 tricks. On the overplay East and West made only 6 “It is absurd,” a critic writes, “to claim that East and West’s big gain was due to a@ short suit opening. A study of the deal or playing it over will prove that it was not a case of good play by West, but very bad play by North. The hands held by North and South are worth seven tricks, and played properly will make that many. Nerth’s lead of trumps from ace, queen was the worst he could make. ' North should have been warned by East’s play of 9s. that East was signaling for trumps. Had North waited for East to lead trumps Nerth’s ace and queen would both have won. As it was North aided East to clear away trumps and establish West's long suit, on which he finally threw away his own established spades. The merits of the long suit game were never more clearly shown. East played a steady, conventional long suit game and won and North played a ridiculous short suit game and lost. Had Nerth allowed East to lead trumps North would have won with clubs and spades the tricks West wor. with his hearts.” Ebbets Asks Hanlon’s Support. Manager Hanlon received a letter from President Ebbetg of the Brooklyn club yesterday asking for Mr. Hanlon’s support in the eftort to put Ebbets on the national board of arbitration to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Byrne's death. The new president Wrote that he thought the Brooklyn club was entitled to the position and that the Breoklyn public would be “offended” if the writer yas not elected. Mr. Hanlon is consider&d ty most people who know bim as an ideal man for the position himself and will probably be elected by the league if he wants the place. Arlington Wheelmen’s Banquet. ‘The ninth annual dinner and banquet of the Arlington Wheelmen will be given Tuesday evenirg, February 8, at Carroll Ii stitute Hall. =, — He Lost a Good Thing. From the Detroit Free Press. *: “No such times as there used to be,” sighed the gray-haired but vigorous travel- ing man who was enjoying himself with the usual Saturday night crowd. “There was a time when they were boom- ing those western towns that I saved about all my expense money,” and that was a mighty big item in flush times.” a il LOYAL TO THE FLAG Grand Army Men and Women to Meet in Annual Conventions. SESSIONS WILL BE INTERESTING Banquet to Commander-in-Chief Gobin of the G. A. R. FIGHT TO SUCCEED HOPKINS The thirtieth annual encampment of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, will be called to order in Grand Army Hall at 6:30 o'clock this even- ing by Department Commander Thomas S. Hopkins. An hour later the ninth annual convention of the Woman's Relief Corps of the Department of the Potomac will be called together at the same place by the president, Mrs. Georgia G. Bain. There will be much business of import- ance considered by both bodies. The dele- gates who will discuss the affairs of the Grand Army and settle any questions that may arise are as follows: Post 1—S. J. Black, ccmmander; G. H. French, T. @. Sheppard, R. B. Schwick- ardi, A. 8. Taber, J. A. Allen, N. Ferree, J. M. Keogh. Post 2-G. W. Callahan, commander; L. F. Randolph, A. Hart, W. H. Doolittle, G. H. Slaybaugh, W. H. Myers, N. N. McCul- Icugh, J. P. Lothrop, G. M. Husted, T. C. Tipton, J. B. Carter, W. H. Partridge, W. McElfresh, E. C. Stevens, P. W. Cole- = H. V. Colton. ost 3—G.W. Hazer, commander; J. Bres- rahan, L. P. Williams, A. M. Legg, A. W. Bogia, E. J. Dowling, H. Burgess. W. 8. Seymour, J. M. Holmes, J. L. Nichol: B. Moore, J. Maddren, A. E. Johnson, J. L. Thornton, B. F. Chase, W. P. Pierce, W. T. Kelley, J. J. Freeland, W. F. DeKnight. Post 4—J. Wells, commander; R. Bowie, C. Brown, R. Green, J. T. Williams, A. Cook, H. Jennings, Smith, W. H. Wash- ington, P. Diggs, D, Grimes, J. Peak. Post 5—-N. King, commander; J. H. Dew- ees, C. Farnsworth, W. W. Eldridge, W. Brewer, C. Matthews, R. H..Marcellus, C. P. Bundick, E. C. Grumley, C. B. Haring. Post 6—T. Galloway, commander; F. C. Calvert, M. M. Lewis, P. M. O’Bryon. Post 7—G. H. Wagner, commander; E. A. Fenton, L. Mundheim, D. M. Goodacre, L. Kettler, T. R. Senior, J. L. Davenport. Post 8—-L. E. Gridley, commander; A. J. Huntoon, G. P. Davis, G. C. Ross, D. A. Grosvenor, H. H. Moler, J. E. Hart, T. M. Vincent, J. B. Gilfillan, T. H. Sypherd. Post 9—W. H. Liverpool, commander; D. Pinn, F. Fowler, R. Harridy, J. Brooks, J. P._Quander. Post 10—S. W. Bunyea, F. A. Lowe, C. Parker, M. V. B. Wilson, G. W. Mockabie, H, H. Bunyea. Post 11—J. R. Hayes, commander; A. N. ‘Thompson, W. H. Hoover, J. W. Bradbury, T. M. Sullivan, J. H. Howlett. Post 12—H. L. Johnson, W. H. Henning, H. M. Gillman, Post 13—J. E. Snow, commander; M. H. Peck, A. Gertman. Post 14—T. Hansman, T. D. Yeager, P. O. Lawrence. Post 15—P. B. Entrekin, commander; P. Faulkner. W. H. Honn, J. W. Stone. Post 17—J. Moore, commander; E. Burns, A. Campbell, P. Ford, N. Hough, C. A. Rubins. Post 19—A. B. Grunwell, commander; R. E. Duvall, C. M. Robinson. Post 20—H. W. Burns, commander; W. W. Chambers, M. A. Dillon, E. J. Sweet, L. Wilson, C. F, Benjamin. The privilege of voting is also held by Past Commanders Hawkes, Corson, Ding- man, Gibson, Burdette, Brooks, Linculn, Qdell, Urell, Faunce, Andersen, McElroy, Sprague, Richardson, Burke, Pipes, Dins- more and Bickford. In addition to the delegates and past commanders, there are about twenty com- rades holding elective or appointive offices at headquarters who are also entitled to votes in the election of officers. ‘The Committees, The committees -are as follows: , On banquet—A. H. G. Richardson, J. H. Dewees, Abram Hart, J. B. Carter, S. R. Stratton, M. M. Lewis, H. L. Johnson, A. F. Dinsmore and T. D. Yeager. On resolutions—C. P. Lincoln, Nathan Bickford, J. L. Davenport, A. N. Thomp- son, J. H. Dewees, T. M. Vincent and W. P. Pierce. On address of the department commander —A. F. Dinsmore, H. M. Gillman, Fred. G. Calvert, I. W. Stone and J. P. Quander. On report of the employment committee— N. M. Brooks, H. L. Johnson, Jacob Moore, C. M. Robinson and Lawrence Wilson. On report of the relief committee—John McElroy, H. W. Burns, John Bresnahan, Thomas Galloway and James Wells. On report of the assistant adjutant gen- eral—B. F. Chase, G. M. Husted, W. W. Eldridge, W. F. DeKnight and R. B. Schwickardi. On the report of the assistant quarter- master general—Nathan Bickford, A. S. Taber, A. B. Grunwell, S. W. Bunyea and Nathan King. On report of the medical director and chaplain—Dr. J. R. Hayes, Dr. A. C. Ad-| ams, B. P. Entriken, E. J. Snow and G. W. Callahan. On report of the judge advocate—E. J. Sweet, G. H. Slaybaugh, J. M. Keogh, L. P. Williams and Nelson Hough. On report of the inspector and chief mus- tering officer—A. E. Fenton, J. P. Lothrop, L. E. Gridley, E. C. Grumley and Theodore Hausmann. On report of the council of administration —J. B. Burke, F. H. Wagner, T. D. Yeager, 8.J. Block.and W. H. Liverpool. ‘The committee on credentials. wi!l be an- nounced at the first session of the encamp- ment tonight. The Banquet to Gen. Gobin. Commander-in-Chief Gobin of the Grand Army of the Republic will reach Washing- ton from Pennsylvania this afternoon. At 8 o'clock he will be escorted to the encamp- ment from his hotel, and at 9 o'clock will be entertained at a banquet at the Ebbitt House. The gathering here will be a dis- tinguished one, and if it is possible for President McKinley to be present he will be in attendance. The toasts and those who will respond to them will be as follows: “The President,” Representative David B. Hendeyson of Iowa. “The Grand Army of the Republic,” Com- mander-in-Chief Gobin. “Our country.” Assistant Secretary of the’ Interior Webster Davis. “The private soldier,” Representative and Past Department Ccmmander D. S. Alex- ander. “The loyal women,” Gen. 8. 8. Burdette. The last toast, “Our honored dead,” will be drunk in silence. Contest for Commander. The encampment will hold its sessions nightly, and at the meeting tomorrow night the election ef officers will take place. The SEBOBBEPEOOOOOBOOEE HOON MERTZ'S. Our prescription depart- ment is just as private as a - separate and distinct office. No one except the prescrip- tion clerks themselves are al- lowed in this départment. These pharmacists are never disturbed—never called upon to attend to any of the duties of the store like the ordinary drug clerk. It only stands to reason they can give you more attention—more exact- ing attention—more satisfac- tory service than you'll get elsewhere. A double check system also guards against mistakes. MERTZ’S Pharmacy, dith and F Sts. fe3-66d | = result is in great doubt. Assistant Adju- tant General Arthur Hendricks and Dr. A. J. Huntoon, both of Burnside Post, are re- garded as the real candidates, the strength of Mr. W. H. Doolittle not being considered potent enough to make him formidable, Save in the assistance his adherents have to give to Dr. Huntoon on the sec- : ond ballot in case the latter receives more votes on the first ballot than Mr. Doolittle. It was said today that Dr. Huntoon’s friends were fearful that Depatment Com- mander Hopkins would finally allow his name to be submitted as a candidate, bat there is no ground for this. Mr. Hopkins would be elected in case he consented to run, with much ease, but he does not de- sire the honor longer, and his business in- terests would not permit him to longer hold the plate. The atmosphere in G. A. R. circles has a decided Hendricks freshness today, but by tomorrow the breeze may turn in the Hun- toon direction. The vote finally will be, it is thought, very close. Mrs. Peck for President. The Woman's Relief Corps will have no difficulty in selecting a successor to Presi-+ dent Bain, who has served with such ear- nestness and fidelity. Mrs. Anna A. Peck will be elected department president prob- ably without opposition. The relief corps committees are as follows: On _credentials—Julia Mason Layton, Hat- tie M. Robb, Grace M. Lowry, Mary 8. Parker, Minnie Bridaham. On president's address—Anna A. Peck, Lillian Overacker, Laura C. Wheeler, Anna V. Thompkins, Florence I. Howelis. On report of senior vice president diana Cowling, Clara E. Kalstrom, Burgess, Cornelia Wilkenson, Julia Dony. On report of junior vice president and chairmen of relief committee—Eliza F. Naylor, Corrine Strickland, Vira M. Cal- houn, Emma 8. Ellis, Julia C. Collier. On secretary’s report—May A. Eliri<ige, Mary J. Thompson, Emma Ferguson, E. A. Chambers, Frances Fletcher. On treasurer’s report—ida V. Hendri>ks, Anna M. Dykes, Julia E. Hamilton, Mary M. North, Marion Gregory. On chaplain’s report—Matilda S. Wilkens, Mary V. Noerr, E. W. Marshall, Minnie Cowling, Lizzie Bradley On inspector's report—Ida L. Chase, Belle Smmonds, Emma M Eno, Ida Duckett, -— Chamberlain. On counselor's report—Grace M. Lowry, Jane S. McLean, Katie M. Phillips, Hattie ; Saunders, Rosamond B. Meacham. On instituting and installing officers’ re- port—Joanna W. Turner, Julia Roberts, Mrs. Fletcher, Mary P. Ripley, Marin L. Jordan. On report of chairman of executive bourd —Mary 8. Gist, Mary Crawford, Tillie Dun- ham, Nora Edgar, Lula S. Chase. On report of delegate-at-large—Laura C. In- Alice A. Wheeler, Grace M. Lowry, M. E. Griffin, Mary V. Noerr, Mollie andell, Nellie Morgan. Un report of chairman of employ:ment— Lillian Overacker, Carrie M. King, Jennie Bevens, Laura Shelton, Anna Hoaxland. On report of committee on patriotic teaching—Charlotte A. Kibbey, Bessie B. Cheshire, Marion Lewes, Rebecea Livere pool, Mamie P. Dorsey. Committee on press correspondents’ re= pcrt—Alice Burgess, Helen J. Durfee, Naas nie G. Davis, Hanrah Devoe, Mary Huw- ard. Committee on_ resolutions Mary M. North, Mary W. Thatcher, Frances T, Holmes, Sallie Miller. Committee on courtesies—Ida V. Hen- Gricks, Anna A. Peck, Vina M. Calhoun. — “Prepare for the Worst, Sir.” From Cassell's Saturday Journal. “Almost every big surgeon has his own pet method of preparing a patient for the news that he will have to undergo an op: eration,” said a London specialist. “One great man I know always begins by 4 wholesale exaggeration of the case. If you Were about to lose one gf your fingers he would probably start by telling you that the safety of your life demanded an am- putation of the whole arm. Gradualiy he would get this down to the forearm, then the hand; and by the time you knew ft was only a finger you would be too much relieved to care a very great deal. ‘Ah, we will soon set that right; and we'll giv: you a whiff of the chloroform, just to in- sure you against feeling the least pain,’ is a very favorite intimation of an opera- t‘on. An Irish surgeon lately prepared a very nervous tady patient of his by as- string her that he could not treat her case until she had got rid of a tooth which was causing her pain. He gave her chicroform, under the pretext of extracting the tooth, and while she was under its influence he performed an operation which saved her Ife.” See tnce Toe “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Everybody connected with the Welsh Congregational Church, at 20th and Sidney Streets, South Side, made it a point to at- tend the gathering held last evening m celebration of the freeing of the church from the mortgage which has hung over the congregation for some time, notwith- standirg great efforts to liquidate it. The entertainment took the form of a musicale apd supper, and of course there were epeeches gnd congratulations and inciden- tal mei ing as befitted such an event in the history of the organization. A novel -and quite dramatic feature was the burn- ing of the mortgage by Mr. Rees Jones and Mr. T. Worthington, two of the oldest members of the church.