Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR. i ; ne PUBLISHED EXCEPT SUNDAY. ‘ oe 3 > AT THE eTaR BUILDINGS, = ; The Evening Star is the only, 1161 Pennsylvania Aveans, Cor. 1 by . afternoon paper in Washington The aE eaOrrMcant Pree that receives the dispatches of Few York Office, 49 Potter Bui'ding, : the Associated Press. It is ‘The Erening Star is served to subscribers ta the F therefore the only one in which aa e danas oe Gopien af te the reader can find the complete Tuited states er Ganada—portage prepald 20 ceuts news of the world, directly trans- MGaturday Qcintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with mitted by telegraph, up to the foreign postage moment of going to press. ‘mail mat ea ng ecrptigs pot pa fence WASHINGTON,. D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1898-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ment, reinforced by one two-pounder «. F. WASHWOMEN IN PARIS 3: Soft. Sis|REAL ESTATE GOSSIP fit fis nei |THE NATIONAL GUARD|zati'ss = marae Entered at the Post — at Washington, D. C., D street northwest from an attractive de- Engineers. and wring they talk merrily. sign prepared by Mr. W. G. Peter, archi- “The umpires were Capt. Constantine Like the working women of Paris from Their Annual Parade With the Latin FULL OF VISITORS tect. The builder, Mr. Edmonston, has be- Chase, 4th United States Artillery, chief Quarter Students. A z gun active work, and wher the new struct- S x -_' | umpire; Capt. Chas. H. Heyl, 234 Tnited io Is finished it will be it rd ditis Stat Infantry, vit fe th fife: ive, i The Polioy of Erecting Large Houses | Sr" is anise wi beauitc sn'adaion | Social and Routine Mattors Give | States inant gimplre for the ome: Ave; | People From Every Section Throng on Small Lots. city. The lot has a frontage of 25% by a Way to War Plans. Cavalry, umpire for the defensive. Thi the National Capital. ce depth of 100 feet to an alley. There is were assisted by the brigade staff duly as- also an alley on the south side. The new es signed. building, which will be ‘three stories in height, will cover the entire lot. The front VICINITY OF THE LEITER RESIDENCE | wi'bs tun or brick and stone, and thers wili be decp copper show windows at the first floor. A feature will. be the rich or- ORGANIZATION OF ARTILLERY BRANCH Buildings Being Erected for Resi- | sor" tie Pram, at ihe Orat sry: carrie | Report on the Field Maneuvers at . Z covered with red tile. dence and Business Purposes. Mr. Amen’ Residence. Plans have been prepared by Mr. Glen Brown, architect, for a residence which is PRICES FOR LOT 8} to be erected by Mr. Preston A. Ames of FORCED T0 ABANDON If THIS YEAR Offensive Contingent in Movement. “The offensive contingent was placed in movemcnt about fortrave minater sovore [HOTEL CLERKS KEPT BUST the defensive, and, by bearing well to the < north and then eastward, by instruction, 2 q took a course which led it backward along | The White House is a Mecca for Fort’ Washi the road to Fort Washington. ‘oO ashington, “The defersive contingent reached its gers. gt ground—the defensive posiiion—shortly be- . Stran, fcre noon. The 2d Battalion was thrown forward to a rail fence\running north and : south, where two companies were halted a8 CREDITABLE SHOWING MADE supports ‘just north Of a. road, while two OBJECTS OF INTEREST companies were deployed as ‘skirmishers and pushed forward among bushes and un- The rumors and talk about a war be-| tne interior arrangements will be that of a | Matters other than those relating to the | “erwood cast and north. The Ist Baek | sacept enepeited coistens, knch ae tens PARIS, March 25, 1898. tween this country and Spain have had an] aouble house. There, will be a central hall, | Possibility of hostilities and preparations | ranks on the knoll west and south of the | gurations or conventions of some sort, ARIS WASHERWO- Meee ane ee ibey ares berehen tec effect on the real estate market, as the| wilh the dining room on one side and the | therefor have been significantly out of | 2-pound R. F. Hotchkiss gun, which was | there have never been no many visitors at men are in trouble.|that they began knowing the delights of | dealers complain, of practically putting an | patior and library on the other. There will | sight during the week, so far as the Dis- | placed on a spur. The engineers took pos- | the capital as row. The hotel penple say From time immemo-| millinery. Here by the river the great |end for the time to various pending trans-| De (Cin Tsna ave renmid en the third fecr, | ict of Columbia National Guard is con- | Session of a knoll southeast of the tat Bat- |e2) a7. aut wearily gull up from general rial they have parkd-| heads of hair. which are the glory of their | actions. It 1s sald that men who have con-| The ‘design of the house is colonial, and |cefned. It appears that every guardsman | t#lion’s positior san GhaEpenectar Loompeng | Veith bl cxeumlontatn. On or tere eso ed at mid-Lent with | ace, Suard them from the cold winds that | templated investing money either as an in-| the material used will be red brick, with | is confidently expecting the issuance of a | thoven order mite he ween oe he ridge to | tels reserve rooms always for what may be the students of the] chirts are tarted nasty wath te ihe oheit | vestment or for homes for themselves] headers of darker color laid in Fiemish | call to arms, and, therefore, all steps of a the east of the rail fence. termed regular g.ests, who arrive at cere Latin quarter, and| ing folds which have given more than one | hesitate about doing so, claiming that the Lave a Jomts) we wane —— Ses routine of so-ial nature have, for the time ae Pe ee OS nee tein times each secson, remain several the prettiest among|!dea to the fashionable dressmakers. At| probability of war makes the financial sit-| Sihanced by the gambrel roof, with dormer | 2&!Ns, been discontinued. Sey E Rea a TE ene caek | Seeks OF MatalhA ne ISb Gabe baky DASE, their daughters—usu-} (ME, throat the bodice is opened for easier | uation uncertain, and, therefore, in the'r| Windows, alld the gable end finished ing The understanding—and it is based on | fentve « ‘and. parallel to the main road. | leave. It pays the hotels to look cut for ally one of some|/heauty than the decollete gowns of arti. | Pinion, it is 2 matter of prudence that] rough cast. ae authority—is that the local | This road and the country was scouted as | these, as they are the class who have family that carries] ficial fine ladi The young girls that] they should wait an@ see how the present Some Improvements. brigade wiit be called into the ae bed Sd far a2 the southern edge of the ridge, from |moncy. Were it mot fcr these reserved _— on a laundry | in| fetch and carry step off like queens. issue is golng to develop before binding] Extensive changea and alterations will |the United States within an Sey Se Seoniibane Be ene nots scat 1a |7OOmMS, and the fect that some excursion- friendly association When They Marry. themselves to the expenditure of any large| p> made in the residence of Mrs. McKee |'!né the official notinicaticn that a state of | 1) (PGirection. All remained quiet for about | Sts, to the number of several hundred, _ with the girls that] Men are an incident in their lives, chiefly | S¥m of money. Dunn, near Falls Chureh, Va., from plans | 10" eAtnin he supposition is that the | haif an hour, when suddeniy some fifty of |have just left the city, giving up thelr work in it — rode| important when the time comes to marry.| Up to the time the attention of the pub-| prepared by W. Bruce Gray, architect. reops will go into caiup near this city. | the Ist Separate Battalion opened a brisk |rooms, the public hostelries would be where they will recruit and knuckle down | fire upon the defense from the wood to the | crowded. perched high up on a gorgeous car as the|/They will take some one of the brawny, | le became absorbed in the relations be-| A three-story house 1s to be erected by | #nire they will recru A wel!-iciined pos- | right and front of the defensive iine, and queen of queens. When the procession of| merry workmen whom they sce working, | tween Spain and the United States it is|w. T. Weaver at 1419 35th street. It will | {0 lard work at once. A well-deii Distriet | this fre was reinforced and sustained. ‘This the daytime was over, amid showers of | like themselves, along the Seine. Then he| Claimed by real estate brokers that the| have a frontage of 21 fest and a depth of | bility exists, however, that haith to a | ¥8 Succeeded by well-pronounced fire at confetti and the enthusiasm of all Paris,| becomes an incident again—uniess he imi-| Prospects for a good business season were | 44 feet and the materials used will be brick oot a eee #1! tack along the center and right, which An Interesting Picture Along the Banks of the Seine. WORK IN THE BiG LAVOIRS a Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. Boston at the northwest corner of R and 2ist sireets. The house will front .on Zist street, which is the iength of the lot, and Fa _—— In a Lavoir. - Jiccality within half a Lundred miles of both sid z = more encouraging than they have been for| and stone. There will bea full bay win ais aaitte e War Depart- | ©@used considerable firing on les. seven go into five with one “over.” Hegis- which came out to see the young woman's cee ea aie ee ae tome lime past, it is believed a good deal| dow, which, like the roof, will be covered | the national capital that the War vepart Desteyed inte Wickes Laon try books hove vecome exhausted to a cer - ALL Be. | of money would have been invested here slate. 1 om a strategic _poi “ PeRDER ERS oe oe en eee ee ee en ee cat Suotee Gna eee ata ‘A two-story hous is to be erected by ance from a strategic point of view. ‘The skirmishers of the defense were for more. Wear a dainty white veil and gown and | have been a marked revival in the real| Horace A. Dodge at 118 B street north- | Spould the latter plan ve adopted, the Work | eraqually withdrawn to the supports, and erange flowers, and he will be in full dress | estate business. east. The front will ‘be built of red brick |?! ioe te racriiite being sent tarot the latter deployed into the firing line. gt hign neon for the ceremony. They are] There were several large transactions} and the roof will be covered with slate. | (nO cos) tin beerulls veins sent to Join Meanwhile, the extreme left of the de-ense i Parisians and know what is correct. pending, as well as a number of small] The frontage will be 26 feet and the d2pth sary delay. = dent: fronted by three com- | ™#ke his welcome appear as hearty as Afterward they may or many not live | ones, and altogether, it {s said, the volume | 56 feet. * $ix-Gun Battery. ee ee saan ce A usual, his voice is husky and his whole ap- ever happily. The queen of queens of four | of business was acsuming favorable pro-| A brick and frame hause is to be erected 2 5 panies of the 4th and 5th Battalions (which | pearance resembles that of a congressional years ago is clready separated from her | portions when the war scare practically | by W. F. Follmer, on Carroil evenve, Ta-| A gratifying announcement is to the | had succeeded in crossing the deep ravine | candidate after a three weeks’ thn theet husband, who was perhaps attracted by the} put an end to it all. It is believed, how-| koma Park. The dimensions will b> 28xjeffect that, should the District National | at that point), and a determined attack @ populous district of pessible constituents, few hundred francs which are presented on | ever, when this source of uncertainty is | 42 feet. Guard be called into service it will be pro- | delivered, driving back the defensive troops Principally From the South. that occasion to the royal young washer-| removed there will be considerable activ-| A row of eight houses are to be bullt | viged with a six-gun battery. With such a | Westward toward the woods. 80 sudden a ; roman. One of the queens, on the other] tty in real estate, while, of course, it is} at 1415-29 U street northwest by John H. | ToT Win & Rix gin | a = was this development that the defensive | Just at this time the trend of travel im hand, has married the son of her proprie- not claimed that there ‘will be anyzhing| Nolan. They will be three stories in | Pr ae ad troops found themselves outnumbered at | from the south, where the wealthy resl« for, and still shows off to advantage the| that might be called a boom, still dealers | belght,, 18x32 feet, and Roman brick wilt |Who was conne.ted with the organization | that’ point, and the attacking force fired | dents of the nerth and. case have been Glamond ring presented by the students. | are confident that conditions will be ma- | b2 used in the constructiém of the front. | formerly a purt of the guard, and desig- | {ts ‘three volleys’ at barely 100 yards. spending the winter. Th. All shake their heads this year with regret ) terially improved, especially in comparison| A four-story business building is to be | rated as Light A. Would return to |" “a halt was called and judgment claimed | 10 °tcir 9, ~ Soey ere returning: that the students’ thoughts have turned #0] with those that have existed for some time| erected by James EB, Barnes-at 316 Penn- | the se: vice without Lesitation. First Lieut. | as to the success of this attempt, which was homes by easy stages and, as ig lightly to their rivals of the markets. past. sylvania avenue northwest. It will be 26x | J. H. Grithths, who is at the head of the | conceded to theoffensive. The maneuver was | the custom of many of them cach year Meanwhile, they go on slapping the dirty 127 feet and the front will be built of stone. | Presert artillery ion, would be | resumed, for it was then doubtful as to the | drop off in Washington for a few days, linen, sousing it in Mother Seine, rubbing Near the Leiter House. A two-story residency is te be built by | iad to hear roi 2:1 wno mean to vol- | outcome of the frontal attack. This part | which may be extenfel inte weeks, ant and wringing,and dreaming of better times. | It was announced during the week that | Mary Atkinson at 1773 Willard street. The | unteer, in case of hostilities, for service in |r the line was still stubbornly defended is oo vous, a8 They know they are an object of envy to| a»building lot had been purchased on New | dimensions will be 28x80 fect. the artillery branch. Mis address is Gl1| by infantry and artillery, for the gun had cok gataare Americans, who have nothing like them. Hampshire avenue between Dupcnt Circle | Alice Carr is to build a three-story house | 7th strect. x; been moved to the knoli southeast of its rt war scare has brought many per-_ Has not M. Dagnan-Bouveret, who has just Let le irs, | #t 1347 Maryland avenugnortheast. It will] (It 1s not unlikely. in the event war is] first position. regen be ena thor See | : sold a picture fer 500,000 francs to a Pitts- | ®Md Q street and that the new owner, Mrs. | be 18x30 feet, with @ prsss brick front and | determined upo: hat one or tw other an uptown hotel to The Star reporter. “The left of the defensive was now re- . E burg iron king, painted them in a picture | Postlethwaith proposed to erect a hand-|a full bay window. parts of the brigade will undergo a de-| inforced by two companies from the re- Winey 7 aes of this fact. Represen- for the Salon? All up and down the river | some residence there. The lot is the only Houses at Congteas Weights. cc reorganization, patonced ct gare yceenpenes eee | carest Gas eee bank they work and live their lives like | vacant ground between the properties own- mG Activity to a degree never before known, | eavy and the attempts of the offensive | 224 Dassed in and out of the office in © the rest of us. It is only the American | eq by Mr. Whittemore and Mr. Leiter, and Ground will be broken. Monday at,Con-] or prcbabiy never contemplated, has been teady stream. As is natural, Wall street’ " more determined. Meanwhile a strong ad- | (1° , ; visltor who blames then for the omens a r- | Sress Hotghts by Mr. & G. Blackwood for | the rule during the week from one end of | More determined. | Meanwhile a strong ad- intensely interested in the proceedings A French Washerwoman. Work of the Eau de Javel, which eats his OOS tieee Tele en eee tion sue | the erection of threé Weuisatfartheroroa-{ the brigade) to: the other. it is comidored front and toward the right of the defend- | Of Congress just now. The brokers are, precious shirts away. That is from the : 3 ..| Uufortunete that the command should be . not content with waiting for news. They | shapely shoulders and elbows grow red new-fangled, patent, swell laundries, which | Squct@!, locality, it is considered that the | pancy of persons who tniend ‘to reside Per | without gn armery ts this time, but | Pom. ot as the men were becoming | Wish to be at the news center, and exert in the fresh March weather, she made | Work by steam and interfere with the hon- | “It js also thought the price paid was not | ™#nently in that portion. of: joo District | the handicap has not beea such a serlous| ected’ 1 copped the maneuver. Success | their influences in any direction which another triumphal entry at the masked | €*t toil of the workers by the Seine. high, as it averaged only a little more | OF of these will be @-large'double house | draw as mig S in expected. | Sua 'swarded the offensive and unexpended | ™2Y be to their best interests, as, be-| aed tad Gorman ne than { per square foot. ‘Two or three | °2 Maple avenue, awned by Mrs. McFar-| AN the commissioned officers of the bri-] WAS awarded the offensive, abd unexpended | comes necessary. They are unmistakable of the Opera by night. years ago Mr. Leiter paid for the lot aa- | land, who will occupy it. The second, will] gade assembled at headquarters Monday | Gui which followed. in their appearance, being well dressed, This year there has been a break in the sitet 2 p be erected for Mr. C. W. Huske, on 7th| evening. General Harries, who presided, | 7! hi neta | ©88y in manners and of the continual cigar- ining on the south $6.50 per square foot. + ‘In this maneuver the brigade was good old traditions. The city council has It is understood Mr. Leiter intends to re- | Strect, and will be asjeottage of seven issued instructions and directions, using | ¢o Hutt tom Man hours Withoct ceomtion | Smoking type. ‘They can be. acen not voted enough money, the laundries Move the wall which is to the north of | tccms. The third, whicly will be somewhat | very plain language, which readily con-| it was the first in which it had ever taken | 80 cutside of the hotels, and in the lob- hacen tela aca coke an his house and erect on the lawn on that | Similar in general destgn, will be located on | vinced everybody that 4 would be wise for| hart and I consider it generally creditable, | Dies of the Capitol. ‘There are also solid se and now it ts midelalicounervatocy, Omaha street and willbe owned by Mrs.j all who were not engaged in preparations Each man was issued twenty rounds of | ™en of business from all over the coun-, too late. The queen of queens has been Me that svmtaes will coins do tie wis -Jeeepline dking. of the widest possible scope to enter the] plank cartridges, but the expenditure in the | FY. who have come to Washington to be chosen from the market women, who also of the property {t is understood to be Mrs. During the week {t-is expected the con-| arena at once. maneuver averaged thirteen, so far as|0n the ground, as it were, in case war, parade in great decorated cars, and the Postlethwaith’s intention to place the south | $truction of 2 handsome new residence for Plans for Any Emergency. could be ascertained.” eegy ee wg te ime tig org wy wt fickle students have gone to present her wall of her house on the dividing line, bu: | FO) 5a iladell teat Kotworn stn |The iacebers of the general staff met Irish-American Battalion. diye er ee ee ae : i fot make a party wall of It, butethese witi | begun on Philadelphia. wtre i 1 actual step is taken. with the diamond ring of their mutual alli- Company A, 4th Battalion, at a meeting ance. A few of the laundries parade inde- pendently, for it would be a pity that their] Cheese is quiet and unchanged in price chariots with the immense wreaths of sett Pepper eni .. This house will be 39 feet | the commanding general Tuesday evenin; . be_no openings on that ride. and Sth’ streets) “Thi 3 y is The School Teachers. On the other side, however, the house | f¢nt. The design 1s in the colonial style) wnen a clear understanding was had | ‘Tuesday evening last directed Captain Har- ? There were many school teachers in ry Walsh to strengthen the organization Eggs are very plentiful and dull, the re- aper flowers and silk st i —_—_ WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Little Change in Prices—Advance in Butter Likely. Prices in “the Iccal wholesale produce market today are for the most part those prevailing last week. The butter market is materially strengthened, and conditions Point to an advance during the coming week. The procuct is very firm and scarce in all grades, receipts being very light. ‘i onousé | and the house will hava twelve rooms. There’ will be windows which will overlook | _ JW, Mishaw of the Capitol will also in | Smong the heads of damien eee bers ana | Washington lately who have returned to the space which will be reserved, as well | 8 few days begin the-erectlon of a beautiful | of plans for any emergency. As a result,/ by the enlistment of ex-members and sneir homes by this time, but their places as the adjolning lawn of Mr. Whiitemors's | Meme on Maple avenue, It will be in the| it Is believed that the brigade would re- | friends of the company who may be avail- | ;nO" Lomes By amis time. but their places ample. full of the rude health ‘and joy | 800d demand for poultry, but turkeys are| house. It 1s understood the house which | #revalling colonial style, and a large Por-) spond to a rapid assembly call, if need be, | able for military duty. The members of the party from Wiki of life of young women who spend their| hardly plentiful enough to warrant quota- | Mrs. Postlethwaith will erect will be of | Uon of the. gro shape than would have been possible ten | _, This is a step toward preparation for pos- | barre and other points in Pennsylvania re fSx° > Realthy cpen-alr labor. has been | tions, the season being about closed. Veg- | {he Italian style, Sadttion oe aie nd ill | plans have been drawn for a building to bags agen Would Rave been possible ten | gible war service and looks to an inerease | termed to (hue Dee psaaay amas remembrances will only be of shirts, com. | etables and fruits are fairly plentiful. in that locality. Mrs, Postlethwaith is | be erected rear olght Jarge oaks in the} “an important announcement by the com-| Of numbers that will warrant the forma- | 00', (ot, awell the number of strat ing from the wash with necks, b& Butter Creamery. Blain, ‘extras, 2c. ©} well kngwn in’ army clreles, her husband ee ee ne en eee tee of ire | manding! general’ was. that/all' residents of | j/@2 OF & battalion of Iseh-Aumericen Wert | cose witttn thedcates oF ww cewseclovaty and wrists starting in disastrous gaps| pound; choice, 20c.; firsts, 19.; seconds, | having for e number of years held the post | W4¥ Company's line.’ thirty feet from the | tbe, District who might desire to volunteer | \Gluntecrs. There are many persons who come here from the linen body after only a couple of | ise.; baker's, choles stock, 15e. to loc, ani | Of chaplain at West Point. their services to the United States would i J Captain Walsh is already receiving appli- | simply to see"Congress in session, visit the ieee other grades from 15. upward. Effected by Street Railroads. PERRY aay GA Wine eet Bee ete Gav aa tenranurdie aceite? cations for enjistment from former mem various public buildings, and inspect th ja de Jave! o] *s 7 th wu cther points of imterest. ‘his it His ta Sol Ue Seats ease es see i eee cream.) It is believed by some of the property | has excited much attention from visitors, | Pes‘ Ditvice National Guard. ‘This ought | Pets. and, from present Indications, there points e is contingent owners in the section of the city south of | In this there is to be placed one hundred | to "make plain the status of the companies oleae) spine erg apne pein ny [mela Seale teat rage Bt gee yt s Eggs—Nearby fresh, 10c.; western, 10c.,] Pennsylvania avenue and west of 17th Se: nc! amed,, plans are being | 204 bodies of larger size which, rumor | eo, any duty. interest which attaches to the capital. bolical Eau de Javel, which the high-class} , /68=~Ncarby street that the completion of the proposed | arawn for the ereothon OF Houses for the | bas it, are in process of organization. The Notes. When there is a cession of Congress. the laundries persist in using. The rank and] Poultry—Turkeys, choice, undrawn, per|Icop of the Capital Traction road through | fcllowing, the contrdct’having been closed saa Laer amiica eieten eeoniaee. District | A. Special meeting of Company A, 2d | eyes of most of the thinking and reading file of washerworen—those who furnish | Ib., 13 to 14c.; gobblers, undrawn, 12: tlat section from 17th street to 25th street | In each case: Mr. A. Costello, on Omaha wal tad 1: the command of District | Battalion, has been called for Monday | persons over the whcle country are turned the beauties—are content with Seine water , large, per Ib., 1lc.; live, toms. per} yi] result in increasing the demand for | Street; Mr. George Kendrick, on 6th street N 2 a Guan tattloatas ss evening next, when matters of importance | here. At least most of these usually watch down by the river bank; and it is the rank ere, Hens, Per Ib., 11 to 12c.; small, | craperty as well as in stimulating improve- | 9pPosite the new {chool house; Mr. M. C-| The regimental and separate organiza-| Will be considered. Corner Of the ge. Siow each bas born even ‘i = cs »| Tc. Chickens, undrawn, per Ib., 11 to 13 Pcrter, corner of 7th an lelphia e & soc ye. 2 eee fa este pe lly Co Raeeantsi” | live, per Ib., 12 to 1e.; spring, large, live,| ™{Pe tinea that one reason why | streets: Mr. W. Bonini, on 4th street; Mr. | tion commanders have reported to head-| workmen are engaged night and day at | turned full on this city, and in many cases washing done in London, like Paul Bour-| Pet Jb-, 25 to 30c.; capons, large, 12 to 13 property in that vicinity has not been as | William Smith, on Maple avenue; Mr. Ed- ag ieee at? mario which have been | the Center Market Armory. The altera- | they have followed the direction taken by. get, who intrust their linen and underwear | *#PS, 10 to 11c. Old fowls, undrawn, per] attractive as some in other sections is | WeTd Blaine, on 4th street, and Mr. Bender, | 2nd of the pi eto a call, Carcful medi. } ticns are rapidly nearing completion, and | their eyes, until they brought up here. (when they have any) to these well-round-| Ib. 9c.; live, ‘per Ib. 8 to Siéc.; roosters: | hecanse of the lack of proper street rail- | Tear the terminus of the electric railway. | tade to respond to a call. Careful med! within ten days, it is stated, the building White House a Criterion. Sh trms and slapping hands, Yes, that ts] to G20: lve, large, per'ibs old, 10e, Geese, | Toad facilities, and that as soon as this | Mt, Cooke Sin wil make extenaive in| auxiliary rolla prepared. ‘The showing of | Wil! be in readiness for occupancy. The White House is a good criterion ; Site ey * Pauses ” lied it is tl it at- Z escthnae aaa ae te a ene Ne | iver pani eaineetet Toe: peed fe Seales £1C te Conan its athena | rovemants. i the commands was very satisfactory. The court of inquiry appointed to invest!- | by which to judge of the number of visitors ar’ tn (isa: Neksia water Tats slap rcwee Vegetables—Asparagus, extra, doz. bun., | recognized, and there will be a good de- —_—>—— First Separate Battalion. gate the conduct of First Lieut. F. C. Mat- | in Washington. It is a sort of gauge which ly and wring and dry. to $5; cucumbers, per box, $3 to $4;| mend for building sites as well as for| “NOTHI! DETERMINED UPON.” ‘The gas meter exploded at the armory of | tingly, Company D, 5th Battalion, in con- | tens most accurately how the wind is blow-| He who loafs along the delightful banks | Catv ase to boc.; celery medians, sae aeet | PSBECE. oo che opin the Ist Separate Battalion Tuesday last | Fecuon with the request for, his restena- | ine sn that regard. Judging from this, the Ta voire rere mee tt any Gay. There are | 150."to 25c.; common, per doz., We. to Ise; | oom iG the oRinion that the comple- | statement of & Member of the Presi-| arter battalion drill, and the fact that the | pleted its duties and forwarded a report to | Usual visiting crowd at this season is large- ins, per box, $1.50 to $2; lettuce, per bb! armory and its contents were not destroyed | headquarters. y augme: ¢ public reception given ns art gilded [nn § lettuce, ‘per the same effect as that which followed the eee aR cakes ry destroyed | head 1 nted. The publ aon gt $2 to $5.50; per basket. Sic, to $1.25; Michi- | bringing of a rapid-transit system through | The meeting of the cabinet last evening | 1. games is stated to be due to the calm- by the President Wednesday was almost Rifle practice decorations for 1896 and gan seed rose. per bush., S5c. to 90c.; po- | ¢, Height: rT 2 d until 7 o'clock. Consideration was 2 tatoes, western. per bush., 78. to 8c; | cisimen as the Capital Tineten Gombe sta to the forthepniing message of the | 22S of Lieut. Robert Boavie Covington. | yi7"habe been received at. headauarters Tr aigeesag sty Bice mene pM aed ome Doran | Ce pee ase Bey, ace oto, i0e;: | intends ’to run every alternate car on the | Presigent. ‘The opipiod of each member | 4% eee madth a Lelie aces tee Will be Presented to the officers and | iitd being held here. It took on eome-| culls, per busi /; sweet potatoes, | ¢. ti the Ni a ; ‘com » | men eatitled to them, with appropriate ‘ 2 j fancy, per bbl., $3 to $3.25; No. 1, $2 to | thrcugh this section to Georgetown and | Was asked as to what should be tho atti- | Major Brooks, after some general remarks | Ceremonies “at dhe foot Tac orae ore ant har os other sonehed Graetinn, ook el $2. ulls, $1 to $1.50; yams and haymons, | return, that the residents will have all the | tude of the President. This was given, and | as to the possibility of a call for service, tunity. of visitors recching far outside of the man-| $1.25 fo $1.75; tomatoes. per crate, | advantages of living on or near the main | the President has taken these opinions un- | Tequested that every man who was in a po- 4, | sion. From the time the President's house 250 16 $3.80; beets: er 100 bunches, 39; | [O24 Of one of the trunk lines of the city; | ger consideration. At the conclusion of the Seo niente ais eaincinr Sneeie eee cr eetidats Quartermaster Sergeant James | ts opened, at 10 o'clock in the morning, un-' an p - de led 1: . ‘- rgean: n appoint sergeant cabbage, per 100, $1.60 to $4; new, per Dbl. |in that vieinite, this prediction: i cariog | weeting every word dropped by members | right shoulder. Immediately the plece of major of the 5th Battalion, to fill the vas pak Rad ater ag pa ownage hg es allow: pee bE Te out, would result in a good deal of build- | of the official family indicated that war raised as suggested and camey caused by the promotion of Charles Sp arary nockcmnd beruer apainian oranent fe bey af y. a . wigart as itermaster of! os white, New York’ mediums, '$1.20 to $1.25; | ™& 8ctlvity Was expected. “Phe recent enlistment of Dr. N. W. Pur-| talion ae aa *- | to the inspection Pf such self-invite! guest, New York pea, $1.10 to $1.15; marrow, $1.20 Yards for Houses. *After dinner the President received ®/ 121 as hospital steward has been of great and linger around in the hope of sceing the have wrought the havoc. No, it is the dia-| 12c- i 4 ; a himself, The White House! to $1.30; Virginia, white, 0c. to $1; white,| The tendency toward building large | number of visitors. They left before 10] value to the medical department in the crief executive mixed, S0c.; colored, 60c.; black-eyed peas, | houses on small lots, which is observed in | o'clock, and the President then retired to | physical examination of the battalion now Suered Concert at Foundry. walks are lired with them. i ‘ In progress. | Hi One of the especial features of the Kp- Carscra Fiend. Dried fruits—Eva; ted appl the case of several of the recent expensive | get a rest. He went te bed after 1 o'clock Qc. end loc; apples, sliced: taney. aioe: | private reaidlences in. this. city, 1s believed | Tharsdag alt and 1s famderatood to have | 2mine™ is said to be of particular advantage |-worth League services at Foundry Metho-| aye camera fier’ is everywhere evident. sliced, bright, 8i¢c. and 4c.; quarters, bright, | by those who have given attention to the | beon up by daylight giving consideration |" Company D has elected Oliver B. Da: see rgpenegne \ped at peciss Captor He or she can b> scen walking along the | Se; peaches, choice, Gc. and 7c.; fair to] subject to be pecullarly unfortunate. It is | to the Spanish response, “He generally re- at avenue or up at the Cepitol at all times, | eH SNne ual of Notre Dame to the hill | good, Se. and Gc.; halves, unpeeled, 2c. and| said that the Aeep houses copecany those | ieee Sete aT en na Siélocks A. member singing into the Sunday evening devotional mat = rok aye = . which the | 3c.; quarters, unpeeled, 8c. and 3c.; evap-|on inside lots, which occupy practicalty | of the cabinet ht ppoke of the sit- | ¢; meetings. During the fall and winter a — aie Dane oan r 7 i eligi > 4 = = —_ ast Rc aero papesioe: the Sitire ba ing space, ere ee only an| uation as follows: * tne it to all number of sacred songs have been ren- 5 a 5 » 5 > crop injury to joining property, depriving the “In the morning-it ‘was apparent to % different well-known singers of is sometimes a barge mooreg to a conven- | de. and 10c; sugared and wet bc, % cos is dered. by diffe owner thinks is worthy of being pre- fent point of the bank, and sometimes a | blackberries, per ID. ‘Sues whorilebernies Sronte toad! eomutang? coalttsoar out ik cafe att the city, and on two or three occasions oaven in miniature = = deck-like foundation on piles. This is a | per Ib., 6c.; raspberries, dry, 10c. and lie, hem. Guard, ‘ e The cabbies of the capital, it is evident, eee es scoanens oA eee for the water| G: ruts and nuts—Apples, fancy, ta- Se 5 yoted to music. - #1 would ike to have ar or rumors of wi 7 Z \- and $4; choice, per bbl, $2.50 t at least, every day in the year. Instead It 18 wonderful, also, how. many tradt- | and $3; walnuts, per 100 Ibe, f5e. and shee ie Pres Fa each mem- ‘aril = it: ta, es. intention: f_ the_seaneaee 2 | Tuspieiek wt thew wlawas "yoliytar” cos fornishes: Until a few years nee ir ater ; ee occasions: #0 | Kedestrian int fares a few years since it vas ; russets, per box, $2.75 e puri e 7 be done. =, pedestrian intu a “fare,” they their habitual drink. But, as the city grew, | per box, $2 and $2.73; seedling, per box, i EM lbbatie Sicc igh 1 cng the lines hene. business, and can be seen microbes became so thick that it contained | $1.65 and $2.25. yards are considered a sanitary ‘necessity enters. No’ beth food and drink, and typhoid fever | Live stock—Cattle, extra, Tr cwt., Sand the aver: house, the question arises spread amazingly, with cholera in between. | $4.50; butcher, per cwt., 5.00. and Phi rs ought It to be regarded when People Then the Seine was regretfully abandened | mon, per cwt., $2.50 and $3; rough, per|are spending large sums of money ino! ler for interior consumption, and Paris be-| cwt., $1.50 and h fair, ‘cwt. jemselves an elegant and came the healthful city it ‘now is, with less vy 75; ordinary, ber ets Cre ome ote than one typhoid fever case a day for three she It is believed that the true policy for million inhabitants. But the true Parisian | $3.50; lai ; me-| those to adopt who wish large houses is eculd never give up his familiarity with ind $; calves, prime, per cwt.,|to buy a sufficient amount of land upon the only water with which his fathers had | $6.50 ane $7; common, per ewt., $5 and $6;| which to locate such @ house. As land is ever made acquaintance. To this day the | gross, per owt., $3 and $3.50; cows, prime, | more or less expensive, this suggestion is ‘Go dead, taken Gan seeriy’ tet eee | a eae i. yearly hat one of ive Use lers, but it the bath houses along the banks. They Grand Officers Pay a Visit. | nined for it that It would esrtainly ren Icols quite like the vash houses and pursue | At the regular meeting of Columbia for nos ger tage Cares that yes Seine | Lodge, No. 2H, I. O. G. T., Wednesday water col swimming basin, Seine last, ter hot in a tub, and then a cold dip again, | Cvenuns last. the Grand Lodge officers gaid with a slapping sort of ‘massage f, large at- attendant when all is over. see bearing the imitation “infernal machine,” i ready to press the button on anything, or anybody, for that matter, which or who a tee ope reconnoiter