Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1898, Page 12

12 — LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONE HT. Academy of Mus'c.—“The World Against Hy: : Bijou Theater.—High-cless Specialties. 1 tte—Mr. Wilton Lackaye in “Char- ley O'Malle Grand Opera House.—“The Dazzler.” Kerren’s Lyceum Theater.—Mlle. Ani's Merry Monarchs. ¢ National Theate ne Summer's Da 1411 Penn. Avenue.—Phil. H Fatima.” Horse Show. aes TOMORROW. —Mr. John Drew Clover's $50,000 Steamer Estelle Randall for Glymont and Intermed! ndings at 9:30 a.m. Steamer Ne ws for Norfolk and Fertress Monree at 6 p.m. ‘Trains leave *2 street and Pennsylvania for Arlington hourly from $ a.m. m. ‘Trains leave 13'4 street and Pennsylvania avenue for Mount Vernon at 6:30, 10:05, 11 a.m., Train 12 : 3, 4 dnd 4:15 p.m. leave Aquecuct bridge for Arling- ten and Fert Myer every half hour and Falls Church heurly from 8:30 a.m. to 10:40 pam. —_—__—--—_ “Dop- er. is our dark be None > or "phone PABST BREW N. Cap. st. Gas Ranges—eas 1201 G. C. A. Muddiman & Co. B. AND O. BULLETIN. On May 15 the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road wiil place in service two “Royal Lim- ited” Trains, leaving New York at 1 p.m. and Washington 3 p.m., making the runs in five hours. exquisite new parlor cars on the 1 Blue Trains put into service today - the handsomest cars yet turned out of the Pullman shop: t work, cheapest fuel. 616 12th ao lacs Blue-flame Coai Oil Cooking Stoves. Something new. Portner, Victoria and the celebrated Dangler the Dangler before you Sons, 71S 7th n.w. NY'S DRY ROASTED COFFEES. Highest quality, lowest prices. Pure sugars sold at cost; § city stores. c. D. KENNY. CITY AND DISTRICT. Signs Bill of ceptions. Judge Bradley in Criminal Court No. 2 signed the bill of exceptions in the case of Charles W ton, colored, convicted of ihe murder of h wife, Emma, by shooting her. W nte 1 to be hanged Bt in ord Court of A pass on the case ss Japan Lenzifioriam. » beautiful lilies special at $1.50 doz. s, the leading flower house, 1224 F. ——— Wilson Post Anniversary. » sixth anniversary of Henry Wilson A. R., was celebrated by a meet- t evening at the Soldiers’ Home. lcome was made by Com- Moore, who presided. Ad- ing held lz An address of mander Jacob dresses were also made by Gen. Arthur Hendricks, department commander, G. A. R., of the District of Columbia; Col. Sam- rattan and W. W. Brown, auditor of partment. A recitation, “The sign.” was given by Dr. Calver. meeting closed with an address by rion T. Anderson. was furnished by Rand and the G. under the direction of Mr. tne Soldiers’ A. R. Musical D. ——— Brick dwelling No. 1712 Johnson avenue, and S and Mth and 15th sts., will by s at auction tomorrow ernoon at 5 o’cloc! ee advt. ——— Order for Removal of Wires. The Di t Commissioners have direct- ed the Mutual District Me nger Compa to remove within twenty-four hours the recently strung by the company from pole six of the Chesapeake and Po- me Company on 19th street wires Central avenue at or near t. The Commissioners also company that any overhead res hereafter found to have been strung thout authority of law will be re- moved by them without further notice. Chapter Elects Officers. Army and Navy Chapter, D. A. R. annual meeting Monday, when Mrs TENURE OF OFFICE Prominent Topic Discussed by the Mothers’ Congress. MAJORITY DECIDES AGAINST CHANGE Entertaining Papers Read Upon a Variety of Themes. DR. GALLAUDET’S ADDRESS The national congress of mothers had its session this morning enlivened by an ani- mated discussion over the term of office of the president. A motion was made to make the length of such service two years instead of three, and this led to an interchange of views on the question that aroused general interest. One delegate re- marked that during the first year in office a president learns the duties of the office; ir. the second she does her best work and in the third she is a mental wreck. The Countess di Brazza led the hosts in favor of keeping the term at three years, end when the question was put on the mo- tion to reduce it, the latter was defeated by a considerable majority. In the general discussion on the motion the hopefulness entertained in the success Jof the movement was Mlustrated in the earnest confidence expressed by many speakers, and the opinion was freely given that it was deubtless the destiny of the National Congress of Mothers to accom- plish as much in the direction of its efforts as the W. €. T. U. had secured under the marvelous leadership of the late lamented Frances E. Willard. Message to Mothers. At the conclusion of the business Mr. Edward E. Allen, principal of the Pennsyl- vania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, read “A Message to the Mothers of Blind Children.” Mr. Allen dwelt particu- Mary L. Dickinson. larly upon the danger of cultivating some particular mental tendency or faculty pos- sed by the blind chiliren, as such a would result in arresting the devel- He also very strongly rebuked the tendency so frequent- exhibited to educate the blind in a mus- direction. The world, he said, was full of blind musical cranks, 2nd the only really com- petent blind musician he had ever seen Was a man who was physically and men- tally rounded cut in all other directions. Mr. Allen's paper was listened to with keen interest. ie: The next paper, “Mentally Deficient Children,” was read by Miss Margaret Bancroft, principal of the Home _ for Feeble-minded Chiicren, in Haddenfield, N. J. Miss Bancroft declared that in hun- Grecs of cases the neglect of parents in watching <heir children when young and chserving their physical condition, espe- cially their nervovs systems, resulted in «pilepsy, mental deficiency and moral irre- sponsibility. Parerts should very closely study the nervous characteristics of their children. and if they display any peculiar- ities to have them examined by physicians. Too much freedom, however, said Miss Bancroft, was given to the powers that turn cut physicians, and the country overcrowded with doctors bearing the title whose right to it was not_just or proper. The public sckccls, Miss Bancroft thought, aided by their system of per- sistent cramming of pupils and the plan of « M. Sternberg was elected regent: | making them keep up a race with each Mrs. Edward Middleton, vice regent; Mrs. | other in their studies, were responsible for CN. recording secretary: Miss | Many cases of mental deficiency which y _ Miller, corresponding sec- | W¢uid not have otherwise existed. Younz Frederick McKean, registrar: tine Middleton, tre: rer, and H. Alden, librarian. A committee was appointed, of which Alden is ch irman, to inquire into the of the families of soldiers and sail- have gone to the front, and $50 at its disposal for immediate use. ¥ mectings will be held to make up a —— pf. Scharf. Pupils’ Concert. f Prof. E. L. Scharf gave an 1 last night. . Agnes Postell- Miss Aug Borbeck, | Marie Howe, Mr. George | Mr. J. P. Cullen, banjoist The program wa an enjoyable o 1 the large audience that was pres- wed its appreciation of the various numbers in loud and ¢ 4 applau: The orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Scharf ing of Misses Nellie } Stuart Davis, Mr. B. Amiss, | M Howard Bailey, | i, violix rter, Mz . Courts and Frank Alvin Qu z Miss Scharf, Professional of the dr 5 There were. be- enumerated, a piano Haydn's twelfth trio, by Miss —_ Little Sisters of the Poor. Litt! Sisters will be received di ne hours of 10 a.m. and awaden me use. s one, and it for suppl response. jchildren should be | educating the deaf.” Estate of Antonio Soteldo. The late An h his will, @ated April been filed for ate be ¥ hie « and ynton is named cae The Star Out of Town. Evening Star will be sent daily by 30 cents per month in advance. Policeman Corbey Acquitted. ‘The in the case of Policeman Rich- ard A. Corbey, who was charged with lar- and which was on trial yesterday in Police Court when The Star's report later rendered a verdict of not and Corbey was discharged from cen: given among their studies long their minds suflicient rel: periods of re causes which lead to mental deficiency in children, and che indications of the several specific forms of the malady, and stated that the parents of children were more 1 spcnsible than any others for the suffe ings in such cases. The mothers were more ple than the fathers. She aske men shculd not be held just as onsible, and answered it by saying a man was just What a woman made him. “Lift up Womazhood and man will reach up to it,” she remarked, amid much ap- plause, The s r described at length the methods pursued at her institution in treat- mentally deficient children and the re- sults attained, occupying nearly an hour in her interesting contribution. Dr. Gallaudet’s Addrexs. E. M. Gallaudet, president of the and Dumb Instituten at Kendall s the next speaker, his sulject rrors With Regard to af, Dr. Gallaudet prefaced his address with a tement that he had attended many con- in his career, but he regarded the of the mothers of America he now speaking to as the most intluen- them all, not even excepting the Congress now in session at the other end f of the nue ched the feelings rany of the audience by nis sion to his being the child of a nether. My first langus of the deaf mute. I 1 of my mother’s hands, and it was ¢ exisient with myself. fy mother nev speke to me save in that silent language, and it was but natural that I should have taken a great interest in the work of . “was that the language At rineteen years of age he began, he said. to actively teach the deaf, ‘and through all the years sirce, “nearly a hundred.” as he remarked, with great. sxood humor, he had still devoted himself to ft He said there were five common errors that were almost universa'ly regarded as truths in connection with the education cf the deaf. The first error was that such education was a new thing. He recited the various institutions established in the last. century for the instruction of the deaf. “The second errer was that all deaf chil- ren could be tanght to speek, when the fact was that very few deaf persons cou'd be taught to acquire speech. The attempt to give deaf persons this power very fre- quently led to arresting the development of other faculties. The third error was that gestures could be dispensed with, and the fourth and fifth were in conncction with the {dea cf so many enthusiasts that the oral method of teaching the deaf was the proper one. In the United States, he said, ther> are public schools devoted to the education of the deaf, containing 10,000 pupils. Of these only five, with 50 pupils, used exclu- sively the oral method. In all th: others the combined system of gestures and ora! method were used. Dr. Gallaudet showed beyond question the great advantag2 of th> combined systems, and was loudly applaud- ed when he concluded. Promotion of Purity. “The Promotion of Purity in Literature and Art’ was the subject of the next pa- per, read by Mrs. Emilie D. Martin, super- intendent of a department of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Martin's paper was chiefly directed against the saloons, which, she declared, were the chief causes of impurity tn all di- rections, and she made a plea for a coali- THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898-12 PAGES. tion between the National Congress of Mothers and the N, W. C. T. U., to have them done away with. She also praised Anthony Comstock and Mr. McAfee of St. Louis as champions against the destroyers of innocence, and wondered that these men. did not get greater public support. She quoted Eldridge T. Gerry’s declaration of the “impurities of the press of today,” and dwelt with evident pleasure upon the Chi- cago Staats Zeitung’s remarkable state- ment that the increase in murders and other crimes was wholly due to the habit of newspapers in publishing accounts of such things. It was rather amusing to many in the audience to see a press badge displayed at Mrs. Martin's waist in full view while she was so roundly excoriating the newspapers that constitute the press. Work of Kindergartencrs. “Kindergarten Training” was the subject cf an address by Miss Alice E. Fitts, prin- cipal of the Normal Training School for Kindergarteners, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. She described the methods of instruction followed in her school, and the importance of kindergarten teachers understanding that they must not merely teach the chil- dren under their care, but to develop them. A teacher must be in sympathy with hu- manity, with nature and with God, so that the child may be brought into harmony with them. The morning session closed with this interesting and instructive paper. Yesterday's Proceedings. The proceedings at yesterday afternoon's session included “Stories and Story Telling for Children,” by Mrs. Mary H. Weeks; “The Scope of the Kindergarten,” by Miss Harriet Niel of this city; “The Ethics of Money Making and Money Spendin; by Mrs. Frederic Nathan; “The Needs of Fee- ble-ntinded Children,” by Dr. Martin W. Bai “The Relation of Parents to the Public Schools,’ by Mrs. Mary Codding Bourland; “The Children’s Palace,” by Wil- son L. Gill, and “Ventilation,” by Dr. Agnes Kemp. In the evening Dr. A. C. True of the De- partment of Agriculture read a paper treat- ing of the different varieties of food best suited for human consumption. Dr. True exploded many prevailing fallacies about the particular advantage this or that varie- ty of food exercises upon some particular bodily or mental function. “The man,” he declared, “‘who eats three meals a day of meats, dairy products, cereals, vegetables and fruits can feel as- sured that he is following a practice that in the end science will approve.” “The Ultimate Purpose of the Kindergar- ten—the Development of the Life,” was treated by Mrs. Henry M. Cooper of Ar- kansas, who asserted that the present war would never have been fought if our carly education had been more carefully directed. Mrs. Riggs (Kate Dovglas Wiggin) read ker idealistic story, “Timothy's ‘uest,” and Mrs. V. H. Cassedy read an intcresting: aper on ‘Mother and Teacher,” in which she pleaded for a more harmonious rela- tionship between them. Mothers should take teachers into their confidence, and the speaker asserted with much emphasis that traired teachers would never come until trained mothers preceded them. Mr. Ralph Waldo Trine read the last paper of the evering, entitled “Human Ed- ucation; Its Place end Power in Early Training,” his chief argument being the necessity for teaching a child to use his heart as well as his head, to govern his passions and cxtend kindness to all of God's creatures. The speaker dulled the effect of his opening sentences, howevery in the estimation of many, by an attack on all who engaged in field sport of any sort, Mr. Cleveland's duck shooting being held up as a horrible example. An Object Lesson. The prettiest sight in the congress yes- terday was in the kindergarten corner of the Midway Plaisance. Many of the moth- ers brought their children with them and the little things got very tired. Miss Jane Hughes, who is a kindergarten teacher of ny years’ standing, concluded to estab- lish a model kindergarten and take care of the children herself. So she got the little tables and chairs together in a convenient corner and herded her flock of fifteen little tots, ranging from a year and a half to four years, into it. There they played blithe as birds all the long afternoon, delighted with the beads and bells, the straws, circl of bright wires, the blocks and books picture that ever was painted could do ji tice to the blonde heads and black, the bright eyes and cheeks, the dimple and the childish gra isplayed. ‘Th small bairns so amused were Catharine Lillian Birney, daughters of the president of the “Mothers;” Robert and Amy Bas- sett, George Pollock Bush and Overton Col- bert, grandsons of Mrs. Louise Pollock, the national _kindergartne} Reed Hayden, Wilman Michael, son of chief clerk of the State Department; Comstock Newcomb, Irving Ashley, Dorothy West, Leroy Bineal Glenn Abbott and francis Harris. Colored Woman's Lengue. Among the District reports presented at the Mothers’ Congress none is more deserv- ing of attention than those of the Colored Woman's League, along the lines of work in sympathy with the aims of the con- gress. This organization of women {s an incorporated body. The members have done much effective work among their race in the District, but that which dese! especial mention is their effort in lishing a kindergarten training school, to equip women of the for this field of greatest usefulness, both at home and in the larger field of the southland; and that, also, in supplying seven kinder- gartens for the benefit of the colored chil- dren of the District—as I, also, their untiring efforts to have this made a part of the public school system of the District. From small contributions of 1, 5 and 25 Prof. T. F. Seward. cents, made by all classes of the co people, they have expended over $2,000, h, though small in itself, is relatively a very ‘ge amount. Whatever makes for the elevation of any part of a community, they declare, especially among its masses, must revert to the benefit of all. The support given Mrs. Anna E. Murray, who has had charge of this work, has been full and free. The 7th of June they will hold their graduating exercises at Metro- politan A. M. E. Church, and fourteen young ladies will be given their diplomas. In due time it is hoped to make this train- ing department a national “kindergarten college. with a corps of well-equipped in- structors. Another work to be begun by the league the 15th of June is the establishment of a diet kitchen in connection with a public dispensary. The diet kitchen ts for the benefit of little children, white and colored, during the heated summer term, when the excess of infant mortality is so great, by reason of improper food that ignorance and poverty thrust upon the little helpless fi nocent children. This excessive mortality among the infant population is a heavy penalty for a helpless people to pay, and is fast becoming a threatening menace to the reputation of the city. Physicians claim that by establishing this kitchen the mor- tality rate will be reduced 75 per cent. Notes. Mrs. C. E. James of Utica, N. ¥., is into the mothers’ work up to the ears. She is a Froebel's ‘Mothers’ Play” woman, and begins teaching the babies in the cradle. She has three classes, numbering over a thousand women, and out of these four mothers’ clubs have grown. She is a quiet, womanly woman, evidently of great force, and devotes her energies to helping young women, giving them personal aid and sym- pathy in their struggles—the helping hand that saves hundreds from thorny paths. One of the interesting little women of the congress is Mrs. Emily True De Riemar, who is chairman of the publicity commit- tee. Mrs. De Riemar was for nearly ten years a missionary with her husband, Rev. W. E. De Riemar, among the Hjndoos. She was much among the mothers of Cey- len, and her paper ®n the condition of the Hindoo women was mely interesting, because it bore therst: of personal in- yestigation. She isia gister of D. A. C. True of the Agricultural Department. The mothers fetend t state organization te acgommodate the vast numbers of womenrwhb are interested in the mothers’ work, but:who are unable to attend the rationab cdngresses. Then it is thought advisable tatorganize the state forces so as to direet the great work which is growing in interest, mesulting in the for- mation of mothers’sclubs and kindred or- ganizations all over the land. Even the old world is interested. An interested spestator is John Hutchin- son, the picturesqueirelfe of civil war con- cert days. He says he deprecates war. He expects to live to see seven men arbitrate all difficulties betweensnations, “but,” he sald, with a little of the old-time fire that Keyed his voice nearly forty yeats ago, “Spain, cruel, barbarous, inhuman, must be tavgnt her lesson,” Dr. True says a recent woman author wrote of microbes as though she thought them to be animals. One of the alluring advertisements of a health food has a big, chubby, laughing. naked baby pictured on it. It has escaped Mr. Comstock’s eagle eye, and lures many a@ mother to buy the stuff for their own kidlets, for the baby is supposed to have been nourished cn it. Just as Dr. A. C. True began his address on bacteria ard things last evening, an army of people, held in the midway plais- ance till all the delegates were seated on the main floor, broke through doors, and a general stampede toward the front seats occurred, which nearly frightened some of the more timid women out of their senses. Ore of them said she thought the opera house had been bombarded. Dr. Yrue re- marked, after the racket subsided, that he was glad the audience moved toward him instead of away from him. A reception of the executive board and chairmen of committees of the smothers’ congress will be held Thursd May 5, from 9 to 11 p.m., in the parlors of the Eb- bitt House. Everybody interested is in- vited. No cards. The peace-at-any-price banner has come down from its perch, and Old Glory reigns supreme. Mrs. Mary Codding Bourland of ‘{inols, wko spoke today, is so proud of her heau- tiful boy, on whom she practices her re- form ideas, that she carries « large pho- tograph of him with her. He seems to copy his fair mother. Mrs. Anna H. Littell of Dayton, Ohlo, general corresponding secretary, reports scme splendid work done in that city. They began in March, '97, when two mothers’ clubs were organized in connection with have some kind of Joanna P. Moore. two of the city kindergartens. In October of the same year five more mothers’ clubs were formed in other parts of the> ci having regular monthly meeting. represent two hundred mothers and tli hundred children. These meetings are often conducted by the principals of the kinder- garten training schools, and it is stated that the mothers have responded with an interest and appreciation that has been mest gratifying. They hold union meet- s of the mothers’ clubs of the city quite en, which are largely attended. stinguished visitor in the congress 1s Moon of Brighton, England, wh nied by her brother, Dr. Robert Liberian vice consul at Phila- ‘They are the ‘guests of Gen. Ea- delphia. ton. Miss Mcon is now at the head of the Moon Society for the Blind. Her fat Dr. Moon, fifty years ago perfected a type for the blind, which is adapted to 476 lan- guages and dialects. It looks a Mttle like Greek or Hebrew, but secms simple enough. The Moons have printed several hundred volumes in this kind of 1 d type and have established free libraries cf their books for the blind all over the world. There are Moon free libraries in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Among the many intcre: the congress i land of Tlino!s tion of Parent: Mrs. Bourland committee, Clubs; mem ing women of Mrs. Mary Codding Bour- whose topic is the “Re! to the Public School chairman of the educatio: Illinois Federation Woman’ Tr ecutive committee, I ncis Society for Child Study, and president of the Pontiac Round Table for Child Study. Among all the mothers’ names, not a Smith nor a Jones is registered. Are the Smith and Jones mothers too busy looking after their numerous progeny to theorize when conditions are confronting them? Mrs. Re h Kohut, who is an ideal Jewish wor fine of physique, cultured and le faults. She afi fashionable named handwriting, serit or Chaldaic. This fad to one woman in the congre but hun- dreds do the same thing. Intelligible pen- manship ht to be quite as indispensable an ini igent motherhood. F: in one ht predispose one to fads in the other. Mrs. Wm. McKinley will receive the mcthers of the ecngré this afternoon from 4 to 5. Only those having cards of admission will be permitted to enter the White House. scrawl, nd it resembles § ur an- not confined ——__ + Teachers’ Beneficial Association. About a month ago a number of the young ladies teaching in the colored schools of the city, members of the normal class of '03, met for the purpose of organizing a sick benefit and turial fund association, such as exisis among most other classes of salaried employes in this and other cities. Such an organization had long been dis- el among the te s and its desira- bility frequently urged. With the assist- ance of M E. F. G. Merritt, they effected an organization, known as the Teachers’ Beneficial Association, the *purpo: of which are suggested in its name. That the teachers realize the value of a relief society is shown by the fact that, though barely a.month in existence, at the last meeting over a hundred members were enrolled. To assist in providing a benefit fund, the association has planned a concert and re- ception in the early: future. Among those who have tendered their services toward insuring the success of the entertainment are Mr. Paul Durba®, Mrs. Alice S. Dav Prof. Layton, Miss Hamer and others Those having charge of the entertainment are Misses Merritt, Chase, N. T. Jackson, Whipper, Beatrice and Jennie Johnson, Leonora Randolph, Laura Arnold, Julia Shepperson, Musstte Brooks, Cecilia John- son, Rebecca Baldwin, Mamie Shepherd, Anna Gray, Mamie Burrell, Geneva Shorter and Kate Wayman. ee The Postal Photegraph Exhibition. The exhibition of the work of members of the Postal Photographic Club of the United States opened last evening in the rooms of the Capital Camera Club, 1010 F street. It {s a very~pretty exbpit of 170 prints, three of the-members represented being Washingtonians. Indce@, at the last election of the club a Washington man, Mr. Albert J. Le Breton, was chosen for president. ‘The secretary is Mr. F. 0. Congdon of New York, where the head- quarters of the club are situated. The rest of the membership, forty in ali, is made up of prominent amateurs in different cities of the United States. Among the exhibits, all of which will well repay inspection, are a series of home-life studies by Miss Sarah J. Eddy of Providence, R. 1; some very If your child looks Scott's Emulsion as\ Cod-liver Oil and is repelied by it, begin Pith part of a teaspoonful in Child twice the quantity of water UG. and it will take it and vouch 4t as though it were milic. ‘There 4s To food or medicine for children which equals Scott's Emulsion for put, ting color Into the cheeks, enriching the blood ‘ani bringing comfort end good nature.” Our book will tell Fou more about it: sent free. x 3 Scot & BOWNE. Chemists, New York. For Your clever animal studies by Mr. Underwood of Boston, and some beautiful steel en- graving effects in carbon by C. H. Prentiss of Holyoke. Mr. Fairbartks of Fitchburg exhibits a number of New England land- scapes; Mr. Schoulsr of Blackinton, Mass., some of the best snow scenes ever shown in Washington, while Mr. Randall Spauld- ing of Montclair, N. J., excels in bromide enlargements from small negatives. Miss Hill and Mrs. Marble of Boston and North Adams, respectively, have some dainty landscapes and genre studies. Messrs. Fairman, Le Breton and Houghton of Washington are not behind their fellow- members in the quality of their exhibits, and, altogether, the exhibition, which closes Saturday to go to Syracuse, N. Y., should be seen by all who are interested in artistic photographic work. The catalogue is neat and artistic. Z < ; Building Operations. The inspector of buildings has submitted his report for the month of April, 1898, of the building operations in the District of Columbia. Permits were issued for the number and character of buildings, with ageregate cost, as follows: Brick dwellin, 17, $95,050; frame dweilings, 11, $26,900. brick repairs, 52, $47,130; frame repairs, $7,791; store, 1, $12,000; stables, 7, $2, Cfiices, 2, $3,530; flat or apartmént hous 4, $63,000 holder, 1, $70,000; boiler house, 2, $8,0 F: 5, $1,- 550; conservatory, 1, $40; sheds, 21, $707. Total, 161 buildings; value, $335,348. The foliowing summary shows the dis- tribution of improvements in the different sections of the city and the Buildings in northwest, $14¢ in county, $125,325; buildi #9800; “buildings inn: buildings in southwest, Repairs in northwest, $4: county, 292; repairs in northeast, $4.- 110; repairs in southeast, $1,460; repairs in southwest, $715—$55,628. —_+— Official Orders Issued. The following orders have been issued by the District Commissioners: That the proposal of the Cranford Pav- ing Company, received April 30, 1898, for making repairs to concrete pavements for a period of two years from July 1, 1808, be occepted, said company being the lowest bidder. That R. J. Beall is hereby appointed in- spector of construction of the underground system of the Metropolitan Railroad Com- pany on 7th and U streets, at a compensa- tion of $4 per day, to be paid from the de- posit of said company. That the roadway of 6th street southeast from Virginia avenue to K street be im- poved by paving the gutters and graveling the roadway; estimated cost, $300, charge- able to current repairs to streets, &c. That sewer be constructed in Newark street, Cleveland Park, under the permit system, to s house 3509 Newark street; estimated cost $5,415; HK $2s . repairs in with Gleeson & Hum- phrey, for the Sth street engine house, be xtended to and including May 10, 1898. That a public hydrant be erected at the n avenue and Without Authority te The application of Joshua Ws Abate Taxes. tractor for the remo’ girbage, for of a crem al and de: Warfield purchased the lot for the purpose of erecting thereon a crematory for the ¢ struction of garbage. The crematory he built did not meet the approval of the Com- Claiming to him end missioners, nd he andoned it. that the building is of ao use that it now bel erected it, not be requi: terney for the referred, ho! e no autho nom the mat- at the Comm: to abate the Believed to Be An aged man found wand Northeast Wa Insane. named John Martin was ing 2 the streets in lington yesterday, and Po- eman Johnstone arrested him. The old man, who is a German, could not make himself understood and an interpreter was called in. He then said he had come here from Pennsylvania to sve President Me- Kinley, who is his le; representative. “He has a claim inst Germany, he says, for a large unt of mone; nd it was about this business that President. When arrested, he says, the streets looking for s adviser. A charge of. vagrancy was preferred against him, and this morning Judge Scott com- mitted him for examination as to his sanity. > Court Dismisses Charges. Emma Willis, nine of Turner A. Willis street northeast, w he the wanted to years old, daughter who lives at 723 12th s knocked down about 30 o'clock last night by a bicycle ridden by John W. Corneli, and her leg was broken. The litle sufferer was taken into her home, where she was attended by Dr. Walter. Mrs. Willis, mother of the child, who witnessed ‘the accident, said the wheel- man was not to blame, and the little girl also made a statement exonerating him. 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It is also an infallible rem: edy in sudden . vous Excitement, gestion 2nd Sleeplessness. ae psin romo epsin Note the word Pepsin” <is absolutely harmless. It is prescribed by eminent phy- sicians and used by thousands of people everywhere. A dose of effervescing BRO- MO-PEPSIN before __ retiring will insure refreshing sleep to sufferers from insomnia. AN drvggists sell RROMO- PEPSIN. “‘Note the word PEVSIN” and accept no sub- stitute. At All Druggists. Prices 10c. and 25c. Bot. | it E PEDO S SESS ESTES G4 FESO HOOD GDVDOOODOE FOOD FDO OHI F952 OO DHOO99 © | 4 PLCHD ODODE HES OD OPOOEE CTE OT SISO HD 1 OOOPOEHPGD 600440006: that the accident was unavoidable, and he wished to prefer no charge against the rider of the wheel. Mr. Cornell said he was on the right side of the street and riding at a moderate rate of speed, when the child stepped: from the curbstone in front of his wheel. He tried to avoid the acci- dent, he said, but could not. Questioned by the court, Mr. Gornell said he rang the bell, but the noise seemed to confuse the child. Had he not sounded the bell the ac- cident might possibly have been avoided. Mr. Cornell, it was shown, called at Mr. Willis’ house last night and did everything in his power for the relief of the injured child. Judge Scott dismissed the charges. — Inquest Not Necessary. Coroner Carr will not hold an inquest in the case of Archie Dorsey, the colored newsboy, who stated before he died that Herman Howard, another colored news- boy, had assaulted him, as published in yesterday's Star. When the sick boy made this statement he was suffering intense pain, and it is fhought he was not respon- sible for’what he said. It appears from the investigation that the Howard boy was not involved in any trouble with the deceased. It was stated that Dorsey had had a fall while playing with some boys recently, and the blood poisoning may have followed some slight injury received at that time. The body of Dorsey was returned to his mother's house in Naval place after the autopsy was performed. ——— Mrs. Dyer'’s May Ball. The dancing-class of Mrs. Flora E. Dyer held its fourteenth annual May ball at the National Rifles’ armory last night, & large number of the parents and friends of the little ones participating, making up an audience that was large and enthusiastic. Many pretty dances were given by the members of the class, some of them being exceptionally noteworthy in the matter of nevelty and skill. Among those who took part in the long program were: Miss A. M. Grenshaw as Queen of the May, Miss Flor- ence O'Brien, Miss Rita Ridgely, Miss Helen Loving, Miss Carrie Lewis, Miss Lucy Lonch, Miss Mary Tilton, Miss Bliza- beth H. Reeside, Miss Beatrice Lansbtrgh, Miss Courtney Wade, Miss Georgie Knox, Miss Margery Betz,’Miss Bessie Tiffany, Miss Aloise Hendricks, Miss Marie Buell, Miss May Jarvis, Miss Blanche Peterson, Miss D. C. Dennison, Miss Juliet Miller, Miss Ethel Prince, Miss Catherine Dar- ragh, Miss Florence C. Cook, and Messrs. C. White, E, P. Mertz, jr., A. Nyman, E. Johansen, R. EB. Burgess, L. Wilson, E. Cammack, W. A. Mahood, F. W, Quinter, A. B. Willis, D. McC. Hanger, W. O. Nor- wood, J. L. Johns and L. E. Hoover. —— The Damresch Society Concert. The Damrosch Scciety, assisted by the Jeanne Franko Trio of New York; Miss Ruth Thompson, contralto, of New York, and Mr. Charles E. Myers, baritone, gave a concert at the Columbia Theater last night that was enjoyed by a large and en- thusiastic audience. The Concert was a thorough success in an artistic way and re- flected much credit upon the ability and enterprise of the organization. The so- ciety did some excelient work under the direction of Edmund A. Varela, singing “At the Altar of Truth,”’ Spicker’s ““Mad- gal,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” Foote’s The Farewell ef Hiawatha,” and “The Star Spangled Banne The solo part in the Hi iha number was acmirably taken by Mr. Otto Luebkert. The so- ciety showed fine training in all its nura- bers, the choruses being well balanced, and ng with a precision and spirit that was mirable. Mr. Archibaid Olmstead per- formed the difficult duties of an accom- panist to perfection; indeed, it may be said that there has seidom n any better rk in this line. The rumental trio ave two numbers, a Beethoven trio and a ternberg trio. The trio is composed of Miss Jea ‘anko, violinist; Miss Celia chiller, p and Mr. Hans Kronoli, ‘cellist. The members of the trio also ap- v peared in solos that brought them en- thusiastic applause. Of special note was the second selection given by Mr. Kronold, Dunkler’s he aprice Hongroise,” in which howed a masterly command over his CITY ITE Harvey makes a specialty of all kinds of Sea-food ticularly adapted for this s Green riety, fresh and carefully the child, appeared and told Judge Scott} served and cooked in a style taat has = = SasSs = | ned for this house a world-wide reputa- “ tion. it e POOGd POS ee a y Te. Instend of 81. = m7 Our vate Stock” Whisky costs only 3V/ . VAN ] i 75c. quart bottle. Donnelly’s, 14th and L 4 oul ace Ladies Who Are “In Office” sa come home in the afternoon all tired and cut, will find a glass of “Munchner” Beer strengthening, refreshing and wholesome. It’s far superior to other beers as a tonic. It's made of the same ingredients as the ed Munich beer, and is six months doz. bottles, $1.25. Write or *phone 222. National Capital Brewing Co., 14th and D sts. se. AMUSEMENTS. TONIGHT AT“S:15, N EW MATIN! SATURDAY AT 2. Mr. CHARLES FROHMAN will present Mr, JOHN DREW In a New Comedy by Henry V. Esmond, OneSummer’sDay Next week—Koster & Bial's Congress of Foreign NATION. Stars, including SEATS: CHARMION. g° ACADEMY. race Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, 25 and Sc. AGNES WALLACE VILLA Preserting Frank Harvey’ The World Against Her. ° MAY 16—J3AM myS-1nit mie ARANCE OF Melodrama, FRIDAY EVENING. Beautiful Dances. . Reserved seats at ball on day of performance: EXTRA—“Remenyi,”” the great violinist, w pear in his own compositions. mys: GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Kernan & Rife, Managers. Next week—May %—Usual Matinees, Cosgrove & Grant's COMEDIAY In the Rollicking Musical Farce THE DAZZLER! Seats on sale THURSDAY, May 5. r MUSICALE AND DANCE, CIVEN BY PROF. 2RNOLD W. MEYER AND PUPILS, ut the Con- federate Veteran Associxtion Hall, ‘431 llth st. n.w., FRIDAY, May 13, 1898. at 7230 p.m, Tick- ets, 25 cents.’ Friends can buy tickets at 1121 14th st. nw. bib Comedy, COMMENCEMENT EXEMCISES HOWARD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL, DENTAL AND PHAIMACEUTIC COL- AT THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898, AT 8 P.M. Prof. D. 8. Lamb, A.M., M.D., will deliver the address to the classes. ‘The profession and public are cordially invited to be present. my4-3t ORIENTAL LIFE-SIZE NUDE PAINTING FATIMA. : } A@mission to ladies Tuesday, Thursday x | urday afternoons. I5e. a H WILLARD'S HOTEL LOBBY, 1 apso-ere 1411 PENNA. AVE. instrument, especialiy in chord work. Miss Schiller’s solos were also highly artistic, a notable feature of her playing being the Wonderful digital dexterity which she dis- played. Miss Franko played Vieuxtemps’ “Fantasie Caprice” and also received en- thusiastic applause. One of the distinctive ures of the evening was the singing of Miss Ruth Thompson, who ts well known i Washington. She sang Saint-Saen: Ps at Thy Sweet Voice,” Franz’s pst” and Denza’s “May Morning, being obliged to respond to the last with an encores number. In all of these Miss Thompson's sweet voice showed to great advantage and her many friends present combined to give her a warm wel every appearance. Mr. Charles E. Myers Sang the “Dio Possenta” from Gounod’s “Faust” and received for his work aj plause that amounted almost to an ov tion. He was forced to respond to the em- phatically demanded encore. It was in- tended that the ‘iience should join with the Damrosch Society in singing “The Star Spangied Banner” as a closing feat- ure, but the new arrangement of the music precluded this. ‘The stage was hand- somely draped with flags, while every member of the society wore a smaller edition of Old Giory in his buttonhole. BRONCHITIS A New Method of Cur- ing this Disease. 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Mannerchor, TO RIVER VIEW, SUNDAY, [AY 8. jendid program of music and pleasure. f sixty trained male and female ¥. River View Orchestra—in 1_J. Pentz from 7th stre: and 6 p.m. wharf at 1 You Shouid Shoot the Chute Tickets, 25¢. 3 3T AT 8:1 -Mac Sat. ~s Note the Prices. Orchestra end Mezzanine Parquet... 0.0.2... ae. || BARGAIN AT. MAT. Lower Floor and Mezzanine Seats Balcony (reserved). . Mix LACKAYE WILT In Theodore Burt Sayre’s Comedy-Drama, “CHARLEY O'MALLEY.” gested by Charles Lever's Novel. -$1.00 53-2001 WED. AND MAT. THURS. res!” MAY 11 AND 12.37, SOUSA’S “ities THE TROOPING sw rx OF THE COLORS. SOLDIERS, MARIN! 1A SINGERS, BAG LEANS, Ete, Sousa’s Band of Sixty. Full Chorus of 100. GRAND CONCERT PRECEDES SPECTACLE. EMINENT SOLOISTS JOHN PHILIP SOUSA Director Seats Now Selling. Prices, $1.50, $1 and 50c. Mezzanine Box S mp tt 25 ats, $2, ALL TH Mutinees Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, TH SATION. MILLS Headed by the European Aerial Marvel, Next Week— BRYANT AND WATSON’S, Y BURLESQUERS. JOU THEA’ Eves. First MITCHE! ne Living Dull ledge, Mad isses Burdette and Crawford and Mauning, Byron G. Harlan. Big Acts and Big Burlesque Company of 40 my2-6 ‘ooper, 12 oth Peoph Seats on Sale Today. FRANK DANIELS IN “THE IDOL’S EVE,” apsetf AT TRE COLUMBIA. WASHINGTON HORSE SHOW, To be held in CONVENTION HALL, May 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. SALE of RESERVED SEATS POR SINGLE PERFORMANCES commences MONDAY, AVRUL 25, at Gazman's, in E. ap2l-latt EXCURSIONS, ETC. 8. Steamboat Co. in the year for Fortress Monroe, wpert News and all poinis south he super powerful steel palace steamers port Ne “Norfolk” and “*Washing- "on the following schedule: Ly. ar. Ar. ‘Tickets on BPS at 8,018. 817, 1421 Penn and 0. ticket office, ‘cor. 15th st. and N.Y. ave., and on board steamers. > For further information apply 2t general ——_ offices, 7th wt. wharf, Wash., D.C. "Phone 750. dcl-284 INO. CALLAHAN, General Manager. For Arlington, Fort Piyer and Falls Church--Take the F st. or Penn. ave. cars —and the electric cars at Aqueduct bridge,