Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR. ee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1161 Pennsylvania Avsans, Jor. 1lta 3t, by The Evening Star Ni o Heng Ser emgens Gunmen Yew York Office. 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served te subscribers 12 the eity by carriers, om their own azcount, at 10 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 prepald—i0 ccata per month. turday Qcintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with atage added. $3.C0. it the Post Office at Washington, D. C.. Part2. Th ¢ Fy ening | Star. Pages 13-24, Advertising is not an expense. It is a business investment. If you want to invest your money profitably you will therefore put your advertisements in such a per as The Evening Star. that is read regularly and thoroughly by everybody worth reaching. The Star is the recognized = household and family journal of : the National Capital, and has as second-cla. 3 mail matter.) 7 All mail subscriptions must be pal] In advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, = no rival as an advertising med- 1898—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. eet tortocetetetetetnenenleteteteteteteneote : Steet REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Damages and Benefits in Opening Minor Streets, METHOD OF USING INTERIOR“ GROUND A Sewerage System Adapted for Houses ‘in the Suburbs. Toe the Mark —Get all the benefits you can from your credit—our credit. Think of the advantage of buying a valuable Diamond, a Fine Watch or any piece of Jewelry you may have need or wish for. Simplest thing in the world. Credit—the keystone of our success—is also the key that opens the door to every honest man or woman to these privileges. —And just a whisper: Compare and sce if our prices are not at least 20 per cent under any cash jeweler’s in town. It’s provable. Here are those credit terms that are offered to every honest man and woman: SOME NEW BUILDINGS During the past week the Commissioners sent to the marshal of the District an ap- plication to summon 4 jury of twelve citi- eetetetetntets age cin eroer ase aitece tea | zens to appraise the damages which may $| result in opening a street, from east to $15, worth— $1.50 down . weekly. west, through the square bounded by 21st a a : and 22d, N and O streets northwest. This = : : @ | action was taken in accordance with the FOE occ ae Sueno ea oe wees | law of August 24, 1894, amending an act $75 worth— $7.50 down; $1.50 weekly. | approved two years previously, and ex- qier Sei gine ee oe ¢ tending its provisions for the opening of | alleys in the District to the opening of Goods delivered on first payment. Transactions strictly confidential, e minor streets. Everything guaranteed. astelberg’s Nat'l Jewelry Co., Under the terms of the law such streets are to be of not less than forty feet wide and not more than sixty feet. After the Seegengent HaNeSetS Us oes eter OOS MEET POOOOOT OOOO OOS OOM © Soler treirsr in tr sr sr rir ts rere tp “¢ | jury has app sd the damages resulting ‘| from the opening of such a street it is dl- + rected to apportion an amount equal to the 2 $f | amount of the damages, and, in addition, 1103 Pa. Ave. Next Star Office. £]s eric ce or te imsrsnat ant 39 : K as | for the services of the jury, according as Baltimore Store, 108 N. Eutaw St. Established 1846. each lot or part of lot in the square may + “| be benefited by the opening of the street. Seen eeeennn needed oe per pont Eines: The Commissioners are authorized to take such action whencyer in their judg- ment ‘the public interest requires it. The street to be opened is to be known as Newport place, and it is understood that in anticipation of such action plans have been prepared by Mr. Appleton P. Clark, ir., architect, for the erection of a num- ber of houses. As the building of houses in alleys is now practically impossible, the value of a law enabling property owners to utilize interior lots is no doubt appreciated. In the case above referred to a subdivision of the square was made years ago, when the erection of houses in alleys was per- mitted. In the interior of this square there is a thirty-foot alley, with a range of lots on each side. There already a sufficient depth of the lots fronting on main streets surrounding the square, and so practically the only way to make use of the interior ground is the opening of such a street. To Continue Jefferson -Place. It is stated a plan fs under consideration to open a street through the square where Heurich’s old brewery building stands. There is now an alley fifteen feet wide run- ning from 19th to 20th streets, and it is proposed to add a sufficient strip from the ground on the south to make this thor- oughfare of equal width with Jefferson place, which now extends from Connecti- cut avenue to 19th street. The new street will practically be a continuation of J ferson place, and the result of the improve- LAND TRANSFER IN ENGLAND. IRRIGATION IN INDIA. An Act of Parliament That Cats Much Costly Red Tape. From Collier's Weekly. Very little attention has been paid to the fact that in the last session of parliament there was passed a land transfer act, which is likely to render a greater service to the rrass of poor and well-to-do persons in Eng- Jand than ary piece of legislation since the passage of the corn laws. The land trans- fer act contemplates the ultimate registra- tion of all titles to real property in Eng- jand, but, owing to the fierce opposition of solicitors who are threatened with the loss of most of their inordinate profits from conveyancing, the law is to be applied ten- tatively. That is to say, the privy council are empowered to require from any one county, or part thereof, the compulsory reg- istration of title on the sale of land; six months, however, are given to the county council of the district affected to consider the proposal, and, if two-thirds of its mem- bers object, the order is not to take effect. The privy Council have selected the county of London as the first area wherein to ap- the act, but it is not yet certain that county council will acquie An Effort to Prevent Famines by In- telligent Farming. From Engineering. The area under irrigation in 1895-96, ex- cluding Beagal, was as follows: By canais, »4 acres; by tanks, 5,007,W97 acres; Is, 9,925,101 acres; by other means, acres. The total area irrigated accordingly, 26,737,083 acres. The was, area devoted to crops was: Wheat, 6,280,- S69 acres other cereals and pulse, 16,440, miscellaneous food crops, 1.820, © other crops, 4,309,598 acres. The Cifference between the area irrigated and the areas devoted to crops is due to the in- clusion twice of the area irrigated at both barvests. ‘The figures which we have given show that irrigation is practically self-supporting in India, and even if a few millions more lave to be borrowed to complete the Angio- Indian irrigation system, they can be raised with ease. The nglo-Lndian government has pursued a policy of praiseworthy mod- eration in the rents which it has drawn from the cultivators of the public lands un- der its control. In stipulating only for mod- erate rents, the Anglo-Indian authorities had a twofold cbject in vie First, they ired to make themselves popular with the people of India; and, secondly, they the n is violent opposition to the propos of the multitude of properties, and the val- i aoe. ished to render Indian preduction as cheap “ ident ue and complexity of the transactions | ¥ ment will be to locate on a good residence which will have to be examined. That is, | 20d easy as pessible. This is, no doubt, all | street land which is now purely alley prop- of coursé, the very ase why the privy | Very well s far as it goes, but it is not erty. enough. In a natureliy dry country, such as India undoubtedly is, you must ‘assist nature by irrigation; if you do net do so, nature, through her caprices, -will land you ry now and then in serious trouble. Still, there can be no doubt that what has been already achieved in the matter of ir- rigaton in India has been of the greatest benefit to that dependency. If it has not al- together prevented periodical famines, it bas greatly mitgated their horrors; and in favorable years India has now become a erain exporting country. The diffusion of a large measure of ease and comfort among the natives has also increased the populari- ty and strengthened the authority of the British in India. With a further sustained and intelligent development of irrigation works, still further progress will be made in the right direction. The welfare of the growing population of India will be pro- moted in every way, and the danger of their being exposed to the horrors of famine will be reduced to a minimum. ——_——_-e-_____ Adventures of a Royal Cradle. From the Pall Mall Gazette. The oak cradle in which Mary Queen of Scots was rocked is very handsome and well preserved, though it has passed through many vicissitudes. She was born on the 7th day of December, 1542, at Lin- lithgow palace, which was the favorite residence of James V of Scotland and his young wife Mary of Guise. The royal fa- ther never saw his child, for he was on his deathbed at Falkland palace when she came into the world. The palace at Lin- lithgow was burned by Gen. Hawley’s dra- goons after they had been defeated by the Highland army under “Bonnie Prince in 1746, and the oak cradle was most likely “looted,” and got into the hands of a woman who used it for her own bables ard passed it on_to her children and children’s children. From her grand- daughter it was, states a writer in the Quiver, obtained about sixty years ago by Mr. Joseph V. Paton, a well-known Scot- tish_antiquary of Dunfermline, who made counct] were well advised in their selection; for in only three counties—namely, London, Yorkshire 2nd Lancashire—could the new measure be adequately tested. Should the county coureil prove recalcitrant, the re- sult will probably be the passage of an nendment making the immediate applica- n of the act compulsory all over Eng- ; for public opinion is now thoroughly aroused in fevor of the measure, and the sistance of solicitors will no longer e What Englishmen are now witnessing is’ the first substantial outcome of an agita- tion which has been going on for three- quarters of a centu In no other civilized country on the globe is the system of con- veyancing so bad and expensive as that in England. So enormous are the costs of the transfers of land in that country that they constitute a very large percentage on the price of smali properties, and preclude any one from purchasing them with the motive of making a iiving from them. So, also, the insecurity of title, which 1s greatest on the smaller properties, because they have been dealt with less carefully, compels any owner, who needs an advance of money, to pay usurious interest for it, whereby ‘his ruin ig speedily effected, and the property is brought to sale. On the other hand, a large property changes hands at less com- parative expense, and the necessity of a fale to meet temporary difficulties is at less cost obviated by a mortgage, which permits the owner to hold on till some windfall of legacy or marriage once more reinstates him in easy circumstances and enables him to take advantage of his poorer neighbor’s necessities. The grievous evils of this sys- tem were denounced by Lord Brougham seventy years ago, and have since been made repeatedly the subject of discussion from the platform and of debate in parlia- Suburbun Sewerage System. In some sections of the suburbs where it is possible to obtain city water, but where it is a matter of considerable ex- penpe to secure sewerage facilities, a method kas been adopted which provides for sewage disposal. There is nothing es- Pp ly novel in the system employed, as it was invented some years ago by Mr. Waring, and has been in successful use in suburban localities in various parts of the country. The sewage matter from the house is conveyed into a cess-pool, which is divided into two parts by a partition, the latter, however, not being continued to the top. The liquid matter flows into one compart- ment and then finds its way over the par- tition to the second compartment, the solid matter in the meanwhile going to the bot- tom of the cesspool. The former is then carried out of the cesspool through open-jointed terra cotta drains, which are buried a short distance beneath the surface and extending through quite a good area of the lawn. The water being thus distributed serves the useful purpose of providing necessary moisture to keep a lawn in a good condi- tion. At certain intervals, perhaps once or twice a year, depending on the size of the cesspools, the compartments are cleared out and the system is again ready for service. As there is an independent water supply, the drinking water is not contam- inated, and as the cesspool is properly ven- tilated, there is no danger from sewer gas. Residence of Judge James. An addition is being built to the resi- dence of Judge James, 1824 Massachusetts avenue, from plans prepared by Mr. Lem- uel Norris, architect. The new part will have a frontage of twenty feet, and will be the same height as the main building and corresponding in style. When com- pleted this improvement will make the residence practically a double one, with the hall in the center and the library on one side and parlor on the other. A Large Apartment House. long neglect on the part of the Eng- lish law-making power to remedy a griev- atent as that imposed by the d s of the conveyancing system is the more surprising, because long ago a cure for them was devised in South Austra- lia, ard been since aflopted by all the other Australian colonies. We refer to the Hed Torrens act, which is likely to | = en ce anette) stremttees Mr. Appleton P. Clarke, jr., architect, is for the laws governing {s daughter, Mrs. 5 ). il, gives e z ate registration and insurance of land | following account of it: “A man whom my | Preparing plans for a large Bt ped iapes titles all over the werld. In pursuance of | father employed to look out for any old | house for Mr. Chr. Heurich, to be built on 20th strest between M and N streets, the all that South Australian statut the th ved furniture In the neighborhood of estate in the colony were carefully | Pala sone into a house spe cena site of the old brewery buildings, which will ent ae palace, where a woman was rocking a c i : 2 na. weie in an old oak cradle without one of the | be removed and @ new structure built, — stories in height, with basement and cellar. Th building will be absolutely fireproof, even the necessary woodwork in doors and windows being chemically treated to resist rockers. The man d, ‘What are ye do- jumblin’ your bairn’s judgment in hke that? She answered him, ‘Eh, Jo ye no ken that was the queen's ty of the titl forth guar: this legi similate real to personal property as re- ed by the n was to He said, ‘Youdl be asking a lot ‘ards ease, quiokness ‘and cheapness of d : combustion. Steel will be used as the basis transfer. Fora small fee, which has been Lrottor Te ate maw uldna tak @|of the structurs, the inclosing walls of gradually reduced till it now amounts to | Pound note for it. je man, on his return, | brick, the interior of terra cotta and ce- told my father about this, but thought the woman was asking too much for it. My father went off at once to Linlithgow, and Save the woman a good price for it, and it has been in possession of the family ever since.” only a few pennies, the owner of a piece of real estate receives from the registrar of the locality where it is situated a short certificate setting forth its boundaries, the legal incumbrances thereon, if any, and the that his title is guaranteed by the state. Should he desire to sell or mortgage his property, he takes his certificate to the nearest registrar, who im a few minutes, enters the ment. It will have a frontage of 165 feet by a depth of 141 feet, being almost sur- rounded on the sides and rear by 30-foot alleys. Th> front will be of stone and brick, ornamented with terra cotta of mod- ern classic design. The central feature of the first floor will be a large rotunda, two stories in height, from which will op2n the grand staircase, elevators, office, etc. For the general use of the cccupants public parlors, music rooms and ball room will be provided. In the basement will be billiard hall, bowling alleys, rathskeller, Turkish baths, barber shop, tc. On the first and second floors will be the public and private dining rooms and a banquet hall. Down in the cellar will be the boilers, engines and dynamos, a complete electric light and power plant, also an ice plant and cold storage provid- ing refrig2ration for each apartment. Large filters and distillers will purify all the wa- ter used on the premises, and means will be provided to supply each apartment with ample ice cold or hot water. The apartments will b2 divided up in a Waste Made Heip. From Harper's Weekly. ‘To save, to be thrifty to the point of avarice; is the virtue or vice of the French ai | Bation, and st strongly tinctures the Fran- co-Belgian temperament. But to teach children the value cf saving what 1s apt to seem to them waste is not an unadvisable process. Much French attention has lately been drawn to the object lesson given to the pupils of certain public schools of Brus- s During eight months the scholars, rich and pucr, were requested to collect each day and to bring to school any and all objects they saw while coming and going on their schoolways—material thrown away for an insignifica of dabbling a little in good thing to put your Your inside pocket."—Tit Bits. The Valentine. from Life. and counted as refuse in the gutters, In va- | great variety of size and style from a cant ground, street sweepings, and like de- | sumptuous suite, suitable for an ambassa- posits. Waste paper, wood, fragments of | dor, to % modest apartment of a couple of kcather, bits of metal, empty bottles, broken | rooms. ‘The interior will be finished with Lon’ giass, ‘corks, cigar ends, and a score of | mosale floors, other classifications were made as the flot- Sam and jetsam poured in daily. The gen- erat result was that this unattractive but quite “convertible” material was sold to dealers in raw material with surprising profits. They provided clothing for about 500 little waifs of poverty, and furnished money for the sending of ninety-elght in- valid chi'dren to health resorts; paid for all the books needed in several charity classes, and afforded-a sum of several dred frances for the city’s public as- sistance of the poor. Jane Taylor's littl girl who cried: “Dear me! what signifies pin wedged in a rotten board?” should hav been educated in Brussels. res, with hardwood doors and trimming. The walis and ceilings will be decorated in appro- priate finish for the various apartments, treated. In every respect will be finished equal to the latest ewes in metropolitan apartment build- ing. i Mr, Horace Dodge's Residence. Mr. A. P. Clark, jr., architect, is prepar- Sir Lion—“Let’s see; what rhymes with love?" and 2d streets northeast. The building will the rotunda and public suecee Dane richly e - building devel- ing plans for a residence for Mr. Horace Dodge, to be built on B street between 1st be thirty-three feet wide by sixty feet deep, and will stand in the center of the lot, with grounds to either side. The arrangement of rooms will be especially convenient, with @ square entrance hall,, parlor, Mbrary and ining room, all connected by’ double slid- ing doors, while to the rear will be the pantries and kitchen on the saime floor. ‘The exterior will have.a large porch in front and rear, the walls of red brick, with brown stone trimming, the ¥oof steep Pitched, with overhanging eaves “und cov- ered with Spanish tile: ¢ : A Government Stable, Mr. Clark has also just completed draw- ings for a stable and ¢atriage house, to be erected for the use of the government print- ing office, by Mr. C. A. Snow, the owner of the old Base Ball Park It will front on G street sixty-five feet by a depth of 110 feet, and will be finished in complete and subst:ntial manner. The floor will b2 granolithic and the drainage on the Downey system. An office, drivers’ room and lock- ers, harness room, carriage elevator and everything required in a modern, well- equipped stable will be provided. Some New Buildings. Plans for three houses, to be erected on Q street between North Capitol and 1st streets, have been prepared by Speiden & Speiden, architects. They are to be two stories in height, 20 by 70 feet, and the fronts are to ke built of prees brick, with light stone trimmir gs. ‘Three brick houses are to be built at -43 Kenesaw street by L. A. Barr. They are to be three stcries in height, 16 feet 8 inches by 51 feet, and the fronts will be press brick. > A store building is to be built by Brown- irg & Bates, 316 Pennsylvania avenue rorthwest, four stcries in height, with press brick and brown stone front, and large show windows. Four honses are to be built at 616-22 L street southeast by E. A. Atchison. They are to be two stories in heignt, 16 by 30 feet, and will have press-brick fronts. ——— THE CHORAL. SOCIETY. Seedesdosdeedeeteceeetenceateetete Take Carel THE NATIONAL GUARD ——— Jersey's Governor Extends Invitation _ to Visit Sea Girt, PROPOSITION GENERALLY APPROVED Work in the New Armory is Pro- gressing Steadily. COURT OFINQUIRYAPPOINTED Gen. Harries is in receipt of an official communication from the governor of New Jersey, transmitted through the adjutant general of the state, cordially inviting the District of Columbia National Guard to camp at Sea Girt during the coming sum- mer. The governor, in his letter, states that everything possible will be done to add to the pleasure and convenience of the visitors, should they decide going to camp on the Jersey shore. The exclusive announcement last Satur- day in The Star that a propostiion to hold the coming camp at Sea Girt was under consideration at headquarters was received with unbounded and practically unanimous approval throughout the entire brigade. Nearly every battalion and company com- mander has called at headquarters during the week to say to the comman ling genera that the proposition is all right. One bat- talion comman ve 8 should the Jerse take at least 95 per cent of bis men into camp, and most of the others are equally sanguine. Gen. Harries expects to reach a conclu- sion in regard to the cam: within a week or ten days. Several points in the vicinity of this city have been suggested, and Gen. Harries will inspect these in per- son before he makes up his mind. In the event that Sea Girt proves the favorite, the guard will know it in the very iear future. Announcement will also be made of the date of departure for camp. What May Be Expected. It may be stated, even at this early date, that every member of the National Guard will thoroughly understand that the brigade will go to Sea Girt, if at all, under orders. Every officer and enlisted man will be ex- pected to attend the encampment, and for the full period. It will not be permissible for any member of the brigade to go to Sea Girt and spend Sunday with the com- mand and return to Washington Monday morning. The brigade will travel in a body, —Eyes won't stand trifling—they won't stand the “prac- ticing” of inexperienced opticians—whose knowledge is gotten principally from watching some one else. CONSULT our Dr. F. PROCTOR DONAHE —a GRADUATED SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN, whose thorough knowledge of the eyes, with the help of the fin- est, most improved instruments enables him to test the eyes accurately and make glasses that will alleviate your trouble. EYESIGHT ON CREDIT. Credit free as air to every honest man or woman. astelberg’s Nat'l Jewelry Co,, 1103 Pa. Ave. Next Star Office. Baltimore Store, 108 N. Eutaw St. Established 1846. eettetetoetetetet urance Program of Its American Composers’ Concert Monday Night. So much interest is beng taken by the Society next Monday night at the Con- cert, which will be given by the Choral Society next Monday night at the Son- gregational Church, that the detail of the program which will then’ be rendered will be quite accepteble. The chorus numbers are selected to fflustrate chronologically the development of choral composition in America and alternaté with groups of solos by American song writers, rendered by soloists of Americam birth, who also have some concerted work with the chorus in most of the choral fumbers. Billing’s Eastern Anthem; rendered ty the chorus, is the opening number, and represents the quaint and vigcrous but rather eccentric style of compositicn of the period of the_ American revoluticn (1748-1800), which will ceiving thei only on condition that they POSTMASTERS CONFIRMED. stall not be worn with citizen’s dress. Dec- rations displayed on civil dress may be ccrfiscated by any officer, whether in or cut of uniform, and returned to headquar- ters. General orders provide for a new class of medals to oe issued for efficiency in rifle practice, that of a third-class marksman being very elaborate in design. Armament of Militia Artillery. Representative Frederick of Methuen in- treduced an order in the Massachusetts kcuse of representatives a few days ago, irstructing the joint committee on military affairs to make an investigation into the armament of the artillery of the militia le Action by the Senate on Many Nominations. The Senate yesterday confirmed nominations: To be Indian agent at the Umatilla agen- cy in Oregon—C. Wilkins. To be receivers of public moneys—L. B, Clough, at Vancouver, Wash.; H. V. Cashin, at Huntsville, Ala. To be marshal, southern district of Flori- da—J. F. Horr. To be register of the land office at Water- ville, Wash.—J. F. Malloy. To be surveyor general of California—J, these be followed by a group of three contralto g., The brigade will travel in a Pedy: | of the commonwealth, and to report as | M. Gleaves. Solos rendered (a Dvas eee ne ease BT ES eo ED nTaan coated for <a atop] Scorn SpORAIbTS IN (Gr Sareea! naaetd CAD IBE pension agent at Concord, N. H— Jones. the young a eee the canal. |over. In other words, every man who| Wether any action by the legislature is | H. Henry. whose artistic renditiom of the contralto | 1¢:.23 Washington _in the uniform of the | necessary in order to secure the effective- | Postmasters: work in the “Messiah” for the Baltimore Oratorio Society recently Won for her such applause. These songs will be ‘“Al- lah” and “Dear Love, Whtn in Thine Arms” by George W. Chadwick and “He Was a Prince” by F. Synge, The third number will be three celebrated hymns (Uxbridge, the Misstodary Hymn and Heath) of the psaliit¢dist, Lowell Mason (172-1872), rendered by Mme. Etmma Juch andthe Choral Society, ag ani {llustration cf the work of the great school of psalmo- s who flourished between the war of nd the civil war. These hymns we specially suggested to the gociety for this particular occasion by Dr. William Mason, the son of the composer, as being the best illustrations of his father's. style of cam~ position. The fourth number is a group of two tehor songs, rendered by the hand- some young tenor, Mr. Theodore Van Yorx, whose recent work in oratorio has been very favorably. noticed by, the press of the country. The songs are “A Summer tess of the militia, if called into action. Notes. Another target has been added to the equipment of the rifle gallery of the Ist Separate Battalion, 708 O street. District National Guard will return with the guard. If a man cannot go into camp for the full period, he will not go at all. Of course, all.this, as stated, is conditional on-the decision being in favor of Sea Girt. ‘The experience that would be gained by loading the troops on trains, the mainten- ance of discipline en route, and especially while. passing through large cities, it is conceded by,all, would prove of great value.” It {s not necessary to dwell further upon the desirability and attractiveness of Sea Girt as a camp ground. The principal ques- tion to be considered, it seems, is that of the cost of transportation. ‘Work on the New Armory. Work fas been commenced in earnest in the direction of remodeling the Center Market building for the use of the District National Guard. The veranda along the upper floor of the arcade is well along towards completion and foundations for New Jersey—J. J. Hunt, Vineland; H. B. Rollinson, Rahway; A. R. Messler, Upper Montclair: C. H. Hichman, Woodstown. jaine— . Pike, Calais; 8. F. Davis, South Paris. 7 oe North Carolina—D. F. Conrad, Lexington. Virginia—A. P, Funkhouser, Harrisburg: Broom, Abingdon. V. H. Stallings, Augusta. W. 8. Hissem, Loudonville. Michigan—W. McCloy Laing, G E. R. Allen, There is a burst. of activity apparent in Company C, 4th Battalion. The member- ship of the command has been largely in- creased and rapid strides to the fore, it is intended, will be made as soon as quarters are assigned at the new armory. rroll, Bloomfield. ppi—A. Simpson, Pass Christian. Missouri—J. Whiteman, Marceline; A. Lyle, Golden City. jgbouth Dakota—T. A. Stevens, Chamber jain. Washington—F. A. Davis, Oakesdale. West Virginia—E. McCreary, Parkers- burg; M. Gibson. Romney Illinois—P. Rodenberg, Mount Olive; W, An election will be held the first Tuesday in March to fill a vaeancy of first lieutenant in Company B, 4ih Battalion. The mem- | bers of the command are enthusiastic over the proposition to take the brigade to Sea Girt to camp. The company is at present in a flourishing condition, the membership being at the high water mark. ‘ , n — A. Steinbarger, Augusta; Night” by C. Whitney Coombs and “Awake | the locker rooms have been laid. The iron Reece ree Ry Marca; J.B. Marcell, Yakeiile San to Love” by C. B. Hawley. The fifth num- | pillars and beams have arrived, door ways Maginnis, Abingdon; F.C. Kreider, Jack. ber, one of the chief rumbers on the pro- | have been cut through the front of the 4 * sonville; L. A. Castle, Wyoming; C. M. Tin- ney, Virginia. Indiana—A. Welsha Danville; H. A. Strohm, Kentland: M. Kilgore, Goodland; F. W. Carver, Angola. Texas—H. A. Griffin, Galveston, California—I. N. Hoag, Redlands. o—__. Committees Appointed. At a meeting of the board of directore of the Emarcipation Celebration and Hiss tcrical Association of the District of Co. lumbia, at their headquarters, 609 F street northwest, last night committees were ap- pointed as follows, to arrange for the emancipation celebration April 16: On finance—W. -H. Matthews, John F. John- son, Edward E. Cooper, W. B. Simms, Alexander Hawkins. On general arrange: ments—W. B. Simms, T. H. Gibson, Lewis The Legal Controversy Over Brown Electric System. gram, {s “The Redemption Hymn," an alto ae solo and chorus, written by James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828) and rendered by Mrs. Jones and the Choral Socigty. This is a work of some thirty pages, written in modern style, as are all of the following numbers, and is a great fatorite with the choral sycleties of the country. It will be followed by two of BE. A. MacDowell's songs for soprano yoice, “The Cradle Song” and “Deserted,” which will be sung by Mme. Emma Juch, who ts so well and favorably known hefe and everywhere that it is only necefisary to say of her that her voice is pronounced by such com- petent critics as Mr. Bushnell and Mr. Towne to be in as good condition today as it ever was. The seventh number on the program is the “Spring Song” from Dudley Buck’s “Light of “Asia,” by the Choral Soctety. This has always been one of the favorite numbers of this well-known and much-admired cantata at all of its upper story and the foundation has been laid for the rifle gallery in the 7th street wing of the market building. An increased force of workmen is to be put to work and by the expiration of thirty days it is hoped the armory will be practically in readiness for the guard. Court of Inquiry Appointed. Col. Urell, commanding the 2d Regiment, has appointed Lieut. Col. Richard A. O'Brien, 2d Regiment; Capt. J. E. Hos- ford, Company B, 4th Battalion, and Capt. Sydney R. Jacobs, quartermaster, 2d Reg- iment, a court of inquiry to investigate the conduct of First Lieutenant F. Car- rolt Mattingly, Company D, 5th Battalion, which led to the latter being relieved from duty with his company by the commanding officer of the battalion. The court was appointed at the request of Lieut. Mattingly. The members are Hearing of arguments in connection with the temporary restraining order, issued on the petition of the Anaccstia and Potomac River Raitroad Company against the Dis- trict Commissioners and the Capital Rail- way Company, has been postponed until Monday next. This is the case in which the Anacostia company asks the court to issue an injunc- tion restraining the Capital company from running, its cars on llth street east, M street south and 8th street east by the Brown system, and to restrain the Com- missioners from granting any further per- mit to reconstruct the system or make fur- ther experiments on the streets mentioned In addition, it is asked that the Capital any be perpetually enjoined from run- | yw, ee ast renditions here b: fety, who | directed to meet at headquarters of the | CO™mP Willis, Berry Brodis, Tilghman Dorsey. On Bave it the first public wenditen it ne | District militia, 1410-12 G street, Monday CA Aeketh, Teles Shannen ceived, either here or abroad. Following | evening, February 21, at 8 o'clock, or as William Herrin, Alex. Oglesby, Benjamin that it be decreed that the company forth- with remove certain cont: boxes and plates and otker obstructions from the streets. soon thereafter as practicable. Col. Urell further directs that the junior officer record the proceedings and that the court, in its report, shall state its opinior To Be Mustered In. The foot battery in process of organiza- tion by Lieut. Griffiths will be mustered into the National Guard at 8 o'clock Mon- day evening, February 28. The ceremony will take place at headquarters, 1410-12 G street, Lieut. Col. Charles H. Heyl, adjutant general, officiating. The battery at present numbers thirty- five members. Lieut. Griffiths extends an invitation to all interested to be present at the time stated. Inspectors of Rifle Practice. Private G. G. Dennison, Company A, 5th Battalion, has been directed to appear be- fore the department of rifle practice board of examination at 7 o'clock Monday even- ing next in order that the board may de- termine his qualifications for commission _ as first i t Mme.-Emma Juch and the:Choral Reciets. practice of the Ot Beale ee and will be followed by. 4, group of two The appointment of Private Dennison as songg by Mme. Juch, aoa yy” by. ae; inspector of rifle practice of the 5th Bat- H. A. Beach and Bards ‘Madrigal is | talon means that First Lieutenant Luther The program, which, it will be seen, i |Z: Reichelderfer will be transferred to the one of unusual beanty ‘and interest, will | oq Battalion as inspector of rifle Practice. close with twa well-known; p&triotic songs | ‘Although Maj. Anderson has not yet an- harmonied by Prof. Horatio W. Parker | nounced anyschanges in his staff, it is ru- of Yale University (1863), °*The Star Bpan- | mored that First Lieutenant J Brace Webb, gled Banner” and “America® which will | quartermaster of the 2d Battalion will be be given by the society, assisted by Mrs. | the new adjutant. : Jones and Mr. Van -Yorx. It is safe to ae Predict that with such & program ae Armories in the South. with the seats selling tay have been | The Fifth Regiment, Georgia Volunteers all this week, those vi ait until the | of Atlanta, are to have a new armory last moment before ge! ‘thelr tickets | bunaing. They ha areey will be fortunate tc sedahe even standing 3 ve Dyrchased. the “old room, as was the cage at.the “Messiah” | Granite Hotel, and will remodel it to sult concert. 2% the needs of the regiment. Every com- Dany will be given a suite of rooms be- sides the large auditorium for the dril! hall and the gymnasium in the basement, and all the parlors of the regiment, libra- T.es, reception rooms and all the things to make it as pleasant a place as can be had for the men. Jacksonvilie, Fla., has just tendered to its three National Guard companies a beautiful new armory which cost $25,000. Requirements in Nebraska. In Nebraska it is now necessary for an officer to secure his commission in the National Guard to pass an examination as to physical condition, character and pro- feesional efficiency. In Virginia when a member of the National Guard refuses to attend drill without cause, and awaits his this comes the well-known chorus for ‘fe- male voices, “Into the Silent Land,” by Arthur W. Foote (1853), to be given by the ladies of the chorus, which, it will be remembered, they Jast sung at the Sherman memorial concert, in the fall of 1896. This will be followed by a song, “Love's Rhapsodie," by Homer N. Bart lett, dedicated to and rendered by Mr. Van Yorx. The tenth nuniber on the pro- gram is another choral work in the larger form, “Lovély Rosabelle,”* a ballad, by George W. Chadwich. (1854), rendered by Mme. Juch, Mr. Van Yorx and the Choral Society. The words of the ballad are from Sir Walter Scott's “Lay of the Last Min- strel Following this Mrs. Jones will sing Dudley Buck's contralto solo, ‘Salve Regina,” a work of considerable power, often heard in the churches. Eleventh on the program comes one of the gems of the evening, “Wynken, Blynken and Nod,” a Dutch lullaby, by Ethelbert Nevin (1862). Neither the work nor its composer are unknown to Washington nor without ad- mirers: It is a number of some fifteen or twenty pages. and will he rendered by Young. Alex. Hawkins was electeé grand marshal, with headquarters at hand streets northwest. pee Hicks—“It’s pretty hard to believe that Samson lost his strength simply by having his hair cut.” Wicks—“I don’t know; a man who will a woman cut his hair for him iv weak enough for anything.”"—Goston Transcript. gt Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. In a letter to Senator McMillan, chairman of the Senate District committee, the Dis- trict Commissioners state that they are heartily in favor of the proposed appro- priation of $50,000 toward the construction of a steel bridge, with stone foundations, across Rock creek at Massachusetts ave- nue. It is pretty hard for most of us to believe that othe ever as sick as they SLEEP dbp debe bb dded beh Ocean City, Md. Lots for Sale At Public Auction =-without reserve, at Sloan’s Auction Rooms, 1407 G Street, Tuesday, March 1, at 8 P. IM. Se ee Aged Woman Befen@Mant. 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