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THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1898-12 PAGES. ter—The Girl from Paris.” h street—Battle of ——— NS TOMORROW. Steamer Charies Macalester for Marshall Hall and Mount Vernon at 10 a.m. an: amer Wakefield for Colonial Beach lings at 7 a.m. indall for Glymont and at 9:30 a.m. for Norfolk » p.m. street and Pennsylvania n hourly from & a.m. to and Fort- reet and Penns ernon hourly f ania om 10 — 1g roses for fall plant- nd $10 per doz. A »bt. Bowdler, 469 Cen- n.€. . 50 and 60 cents th st. nw. (O st. DAY © we wi our reguti - ‘andies for per pou con- ef Chocr Be bon. Mint rs, Caramels Made fresh every { our store. 5. A. Reeves, 1209 F st. ae lamps that will illuminate— up. ¢ 2 &G monico Steak, go to John R. Kelly wing, Center 9th st. nkt. Corned Beef a specialty. Try Reisinger’s Ice Cream, 285 G st. n.w. > FOR YOUR ICED TEA Use ‘Kenny's Cheon,” the best 50c. tea in America. Pure American-refined Sugars sold at cost. ©. D. KENNY, 8 city stores. CITY AND DISTRICT. Sick and Wounded E ¥. M. C. A. tent fertain at Washington right with conve = ed soldiers to attend the by young people from hurch. The affair w a M. Laise, who has ernoons to typewrit- ok wounded sol- and yuld to make the Y. M. C. . ever since erected here follow. : Cornet solo, ies’ chorus; recitation, led upon Dis- nt and Beach to- rring with expected that from end the co: rcipal meetini this even The Race in Trade is Sharp? the best firm win. Always quality first neat. We've both quai- Oyster, #00 Pa. ave, and eggs.—Advt. Benning Citizens Organize. f the citizens of Benning and i was held at Benning Hall re- © ways and means for the cd upbuilding of this section. ation was effected, 1s chairman and E. Some matters of im- ty were brought the enthusiasm ted that a organized organ: re and Retar: nia Railroad i Sunday during Sep- unui the folle is pt the Congres- ept rans recruits now ent was on kK Point, where it h its return from ¢ © the regi- | Baltimore. Only $1 Pew ja RR, Sat during September; t a Monday. All trains except a nal Limited.—Advt. it for Divorce. RC from her r today entered suit Charles C. nue south- to have been her husband he Penn- makes an © to sup- en, but re- diay Excursions to Peun, nia RoE during September All trains ex- mited.—Advt, img Order Dismissed. dissolved the restrain- issued In the case of onal Jewelry Company day x h & Son. The suit sale of the four-leaf clover sent % claimed to have a lesign. Grand Excursion 83.50 t Monroe, Nortolk & Va. Beach Norfolk and Was ngton steamer, rday, p.m. Round trip uckets, «i to return unday night.—Adviw THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by Terms: 13 cents per week; tor month. letter, 25 cents 3 cents per Invariab'y in advance. Sub- scribers changin , their address from Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the hew one. two weeks, or one AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Opening Session of Eighth Annual Conven- tion of Christian Endeavorers, Program Observed Today — Special Meeting Called of Board of Police Commissioners—General News. Evening Star Bureau, No. 727 King sireet. Bell Telephone 106. AL ANDRIA Va., September 16, 1598. The eighta anrval convention of the Vir- ginia Christian Endeavor Union opened last night at the M. P Church, with a crowded house and a large number of delegates in attendance. The initial feature was a serv- ice of song, led by Mr. Percy S. Foster of Washington. Rev. N. P. Revelle of this ity made an address of welcome, which s responded to by Mr. George A. Oven- derf of Staunten. Rev. Z. T. Sweeney, D. D., who was announced to deliver an ad- dress on “Spiritual Power,” had not ar- rived and his place was occupied by Mr. W. Reg. Walker of Richmond. At an early hour this morning the En- Geavorers were cn the streets, and at 7 o'clock the embled in the church and engaged in a short praise service, led by Rev. H. F. Wright of Vale, Fairfax coun o'clock Mr. S. P. Beery of Broadv pened the ay regular meeting with a service of prayer and praise. He was fol- lowed by Mr. George A. Overdorf in a short atdress. After organization and appointment of wmmittees, the president, Mr. Wm. R. Kennedy of Lexington, read the annual ad- . Mr. Harry M. Lewis of Staunton 4 the secretary’s report, Mr. John W Levegreve of Staunton the treasurer's port and Miss Mary A. Penn of Alexandri read paper on “Junior Superintendents’ Work. Mr. H. F. Lowe of Falls Church spoke on the “Missionary Department.” At 10:30 o'clock Rev. D. W. Montgomery of Lewinsville delivered an address on the “Power of Christian Endeavor,” and the meeting adjourned, to meet at 3 p.m. Te ht the session will be held in the M. Church South. Meeting of Police Commissioners. Mayor Simpson has called a special mect- ing of the police commissioners for next Monday night. This was done by request of Officer Herbert Knight, who alleges that he was misrepresented by a publication that appeared about a week ago to the effect that he had made charges of derciiction against Chief Webster. Officer Knight y terday handed the mayor a letler reque: ing an investigation as early as possible The mayor intended to call the = sioners together that nizht, but Cap’ ster asked that the meeting be delayed un- til Monday night, that ne mignt make nec- es: preparation. The trouble arises from the reported theft of Mr. Agustus Deane’s cow, which oc- curred a week ago. The theft was reported to Chief Webster at the police station, who ivised the owner as to the best mecns of ‘. Later a local publication ap- to the effect that Officer Knisit had charges to Mayor Simpsoa against Chief Webster of dereliction in taking no ction in the matter. Police Court Proceedings. Mayor Simpson this morning disposed of the following cases in the police cour Joseph Pollard, colored, arrested by Offi- cer Sherwood on a charge of using abusive language, was fined ¢% William Brooks, a young white boy, charged with tres ing on the property of the Southern road, was ed by Officer Proctor. In line ‘with 's determination to mn mov- 2.5). Ciril or, charged with cruelty to animals, was dismissed. A young white woman, charged with disor- y conduct, was dismissed. nigat Mayor Simpson inve arges recently made against Offi d and James Hall of allowing Southern railway cars on Union street t block King street for about twenty min- utes. As the complainant did not appear the matter was dropped. Corporation urt Proceedings. In the corporation court yesterday the will of the late Mrs. F. A. Reed was filed for probate. K. Kemper was appointed administrator in the place of C. H.Heustis, ing cars, the was fined boy Slaven, arrested by Officer P: ed 1 to qualify. The deceased left c ate, which s valued at her brother, Mr. M. Eldridge, and stipulated that at his death the prop- erty shall go to her nephews and nieces. Judge Norton granted a charter to the Rho Walker & Burk Furniture Com- pany. The capital stock is $12,000. The of- are A. G. Rhodes, pres! i lbs vice president, and R. G. Burk, and treasurer. Mr. E. B. Taylor is named as the Alexandria agent. Judge Norton also granted a charter to the Harris and Shafer Company, the ob- ject of which is to do a general jewelry The tal stock is $100,000, Harris of Washington is president A. Shafer, also of Washington, ts » report of the commission of sale of n property in the case of Phineas Janney against S. M. Janney was con- firmed. Final decrees were entered in the suits which Sch had been pending between C ider and F. M. Firor, and chart and F. M. Firor. Brief Mention. The funeral of young Loudoun Campbell, who recently died at Montauk Point, took place afternoon at 2 o'clock from the arles William | Methodist Protestant Church. No w ted in the cor- poration court today, the court having ad- erday until tomorrow. body ncodore E. Henderson, a of the 33d Michigan Regiment, was hipped last night to Calumet, Mich., for terment. Miss Carrie Adam has returned from a journed yes The Stay of six weeks in Loudoun, accompanied by Miss Mankin. Mrs. Jacob Seiders and daughter, Miss tha, have returned from spending the summer in Halifax, Pa. piatiennce ES PEACE COMMISSION. President's Parting Compliment Secretary Day and Party. President McKinley, who has given more dinners already than other chief executives did during the whole ccurse of their terms, gathered the members of his cabinet about the table In the private dining room of the White House last night for a dinner as a parting compliment to Secretary Day and the other members of the peace commis- sion. The company included Secretary of State Da. Senator Davis, Senator Frye, aw Reid, Secretary of the Navy Secretary of the Treasury Gage, At- General Griggs, Postmaster General Smith, Secretary of tne Interior s ry of “Agriculture Wil- ex-Secretary John W. Foster, As- sistant Secretaries Moore and Adee of the Department and Adjutant General Corbin. Senator Gray, one of the commis- sioners, was unavoidably absent from the dinner, having failed to reach the city in time. A part of the Marine Band played during the evening. a We Receive Only Commendation for our floral pieces. Gude, 1224 F.—Advt. peace toa Stricken Down While Nursing. Miss May H. Murphy, formerly of Wash- ington, is critically ill with typhoid fever at 1208 St. Paul street, Baltimore. Miss Murphy left home about three months ago to assist in nursing the sick soldiers at Cbickamauga, and contracted the disease there. DINES to Emory Bliss, ee Sewer Not Dangerous. In reply to a recent communication from Mr. A. P. Foster of 1515 Rosedale street northeast, protesting against the locating of a public school on Benning road east of sth street, the District Commissioners to- day acquainted him with the fact that the health officer, after a personal examination of the Boundary sewer, is of the opinion that it would not materially interfere with the healthfulness of a school building lo- coted in that section. Mr. Foster opposed the erection of the school on the Benning road east of 15th street because of the proximity of the sewer. ag $1.25 to Baltimore and Return via B. & O. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, good for return until following Monday. Tickets good going and returning on all trains.—Advt. WASHINGTON CONTINGENT. Odd Fellows Who Will Attend Sov- ereign Grand Lodge. The seventy-seventh session of the Sov- ereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., will meet in Bostcn, Mass., Monday next, the 19th Instant. Representatives Stier, Allan and Uline left yesterday for Boston. Canton Washington, No. 1, under the command of John I. Brown, captain, will leave Sunday morning at 9 o'clock over the Baltimore {and Ohio railroad, and will make headquar- ters at Castle Square Hotel in that city during their stay. They will take with them the Canton Field Band. ey REUNION ECHOES. Grand Army Delegates Relate Their Experiences at Cincinnati. A large number of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered at the department headquarters last evening and there the experience of those who at- tended the G. A. R. encampment at Cincin- nati was related to those who were pre- vented by circumstances from participating in the reunion. It was the unanimous opinion of those present that the last was the most suc- cessful encampment (except that held in Washington in 1802) held since the order was organized, and informal steps were taken thus early to send an immense dele- gation to Philadelphia to attend the re- union in that city next year. Prominent officials of the department pre- dict that fully 1,000 veterans will go from this department to the next reunion, pro- vided railroad rates are reasonable. ‘Those belonging to the Department of the Poto- mac will, it is expected, go as a body, and a separate organization having the object of making the proposed visit a success will be formed, or the Grand Army Club, whose meetings will soon be resumed, will be asked to take charge of the matter. aati sat HEAVY BOND REQUIRED. Mrs. Amy Marie Norris Held to An- swer Charge of Theft. Mrs. Amy Marie Norris was today held in $1,000 bail in the Police Court for a hearing Wednesday next before Judge Scott to answer charges of stealing fif- teen pieces of jewelry, valued in all at about $1,000, from various jewelers in the city. All these were recovered from va- rious pawn shops, but it is expected that several other charges of the same nature will be entered against the prisoner be- fore the date set for the hearing. Mr. Campbell Carrington has been re- tained as counsel for Mrs. Norris. The claim will be made at the trial, it is stated, that the prisoner is a kleptomaniac. The arrest of Mrs. Norris, which was de by Detective Weeden and Police- man Adams, is regarded as one of the mo important of {ts kind that has been made by the bureau for several years. Ever since April last reports have been received, almost dally, of the robbery of a jewelry store in the center of the city, the list of articles stolen comprising diamond brace- lets, rings, studs, and trinkets of various Kinds, the value of which amounted to sev- thousands of dollars. © robbery that led to Mrs. Norris’ ar- rest occurred yesterday morning, and was that of a diamond stud, valued at $150, from Moore & Leding, jewelers, on Penn- sylvania avenue northwest. Immediately after her arrest Mrs. Nor- ris s taken to detective headquarters, where she was questioned by Acting Chief Boardman and Detective Weedon. To them she admitted that she had been en- gaged in the shoplifting of jewelry on a wholesale scale for months, and told where she awned most of it. She claimed that she had permitted herself to commit crime in order to secure money to dress her baby in such manner as e deemed was preper, but the authorities do not give much credit to this part of her story, there were singie articles on which she obtai: ed enough money to dress the child for ye The husband of the woman is a very re- speetable man, who occupies a responsible pesition in a local house, and her parents are likewise eminently respectable The list of these who have lost 4 of value through Mrs. Norris’ includes yreprietors of almost every jew- elry store in the heart of the city. This afternoon Detective Proctor recov- ered a goid watch and jewelry which Mrs. Norr! Stolen from various je since her ¢ ll in her power to a the recovery of the goods purloined Ly her. ee HIGH SCHOOLS. ope THE Rules for Admission and Other Im- portant Iufermation, Entrance examination will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, September 19, at Central School for admission to all high schools of the city, including the Business School. igh, grammar and composition, United lish grammar and composition, United States history and constitution, geography, arithmetic, algebra, through factoring. Entrance examinations are given only to pupils from other than the public schools. Proficiency in each of the above-named branches is required. All pupils of the various high schools who are members of the second, third and fourth year cl including the second year pupils of the Business School, will re- port for enroliment at 9 a.m. Monday next. All these who were regularly transferred from the cighth grades of this city will be admitted at 11 a.m. In all the high schools pupils will be examined at 9 a.m, the 19th instant. ; The teachers of the Eastern High School will meet at the principal's office at % p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) to discuss the pro- gram for the opening of school Monday. The Central teachers will also meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Business School teachers’ meeting will be held 2 p.m. same day. The teachers of the fifth division of the public schools will meet at the Curtis bulld- ing tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. The faculty meeting for teachers of the West- ern High School will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in room 1. The crder of admission for pupils to the Western High School is as follows: ‘Third and fourth year pupils will report Monday, September 19, at 9 o'clock; second year pupils at 10 o'clock, and first year pupils at 11 o'clock. Se ee ANOTHER CHARGE. “conditioned” Monday, ON Walter Ford Held to Answer to Charge of Housebreaking. Walter Ford, colored, brother of Irvin Ford. the murderer of Elsie Kreglo, who, as stated in The Star, was several days ago held by Judge Kimball for the action of the grand jury to answer a number of serious charges, was today arraigned be- fore Judge Scott on an additional charge of housebreaking, and held in $500 bail. The latest charge against Ford 1s that he broke into the house of Frank M. Lloyd, on the Queen’s-Chapel road, the night of September 7, and stole a suit of clothes and a hat, yalued in all at $8.25. —_e—— The Royal Crescent. An enthusiastic meeting of the members of Washington Lodge, No. 1; Crescent Lodge, No. 6; Royal Lodge, No. 10, and Acme Lodge, No. 11, Royal Crescent, was held Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing and incorporating under the laws of the District of Columbia, Over 200 of the 250 members in the District of Columbia have made application for mem- bership, and an application for a new lodge in Baltimore of 100 members is on file, which will be instituted as soon as the charter is granted. The incorporation of the new order under the District of Colum- bia laws was deemed necessary for the pro- tection of the large membership here. ‘The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Supreme president, Herm: Baumgarten; supreme vice president, Dr. J. D. Hird; past supreme president, R. O. Mele ton; supreme secretary, H. C.’ Scott; su- preme treasurer, Joseph Harper; supreme prelate, Mrs. M.'E. Johnson; supreme mar- shal, W. W. Watson; supreme guard, Hen- ry Bernheimer; supreme guard, W. G. Rosenbaum; supreme trustees, H. A. Parks, F. R. Whitney and E. J. Brookings. ————— One Fare for the Round Trip to Bos- ton and Return via Pennsylvania R. R. Account meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. 0. O. F., tickets wiil be sold Sept. 16 to 20, good to return, when properly validated, until September 30.—Advt. COMING UP FOR DISCUSSION Important Questions for Consideration of Bishops and Deputies. General Convention of Protestant Episcopal @hurch to Convene in Washingten Next Month. The clergy atid daity of the Protestant Episcopal Churehes throughout the Unton are looking forward with great interest to the meeting of the general convention of the church, which will begin in this city on October 5 and continue for several weeks, and members of the denomination are discussing the important matters which Will be laid before the convention. The general convention, which is the chief legislating body of the Protestant Episcopal Church, meets every three years, and this year the session will be held in Washington for the first time, the Church of the Epiphany being engaged for the as- semblage. It is expected that about eighty bishops and more than 450 clerical and lay delegates will attend the convention. The bishops compose what is known as the house of bishops, while the clerical and lay deputies form the house of deputies. Each of the fifty-eight dioceses of the church sends to the convention eight depu- ties, divided equally between the clergy and laity. The joint action of the two houses is requisite on all resolutions and matters of legislation before they can become oper- ative. The committee on the revision of the constitution and canons which was ap- pointed at the last convention, held in Min- neapolis in 1895, will report to the general convention on several matters of great mo- ment to the church. Proposed Canon. The first in point of interest undoubtedly will be the committee's report on a pro- posed canon on marriage and divorce. The preliminary report of the committee has already been Issued, in which it is recom- mended that the church enact legislation forbidding the clergy to solemnize the mar- riage of any divorced person while the other party to the divorce is living. At the present time the Protestant Epis copal Church, by its canons, recognizes only one cause as being sufficient for a divorce, and permits its clergy to remarry the innocent party; but now the commit- tee advocates abolishing this exception, so as to follow the practice of the Catholic Chureh, which is not to marry a divorced Pe while the other party to the di- vorce is living. So radical a change in the practice of the Protestant Episcopal Church is calling forth vehement protests from many quar- ters, and the opposition to the proposed canon has assumed such proportions that it is considered doubtful whether it will pass the convention. It is said that the low and bread church elements bitterly oppose the tightening of canonical bands on the marriage and divorce question, while the high and Anglo-Catholic delegates al- most unanimously favor the new canon. is, therefore, sure to be a prolonged on this q ion, with a strong probability that the whole matter will be referred to asnew committee, with instruc- tions to report at the convention of 1901. Other matters of interest which will come before the convention will be the stion of a new constitution for the ch and the proposed adoption of the provincial system. The subject of the revision of the con- stitution has been before the church for al years, and doubtless will engross ttention of succcediifg general con- ions for some time. The provincial sys- tem fs iniended to join contiguous diocese ard to have an archbishop and a provin- cial council for transacting certain busi- ness now done only by the general con- vention. This plan has many opponents. Primate and Archbishop. The matter of a primate for the Protest- ant Episcopal Church was brought before the last convention, but the plan failed to materialize, and so the matter rests. The subject of a primate will, how it is belicved, be brought before the convention again in October. It is said in some quar- ters that if a new canon should be laid before the house of deputie: embodying the idea of a primate, but using the d nation of president ‘ator, in plac of primate and hop, the deputies would pass the measure, but the titles pri- mate and archbishop seem to be stumbling biccks to the success of the proposition. Another matter of much Interest to claim the attention of the convention will be the subject of the use of the revised version of the Scriptures in the services of the Protestant Episcopal Church, only that known as the King James version being authorized at present. — AMUSEMENTS, COLUMBIA THEATER.—At the per- formarce of “The Hula ‘Girl’ last night two new people were introduced in the cast. Mrs. Evans as Baby Truth and Mr. Reuch as the Prince. The. others of the st_ were Miss Harriott, Messrs. Cathel!, - H, Harris, Morsell, Ernest, Clayhaugh and Conle jarie Howe d Hula dan ence was large entbu Mrs 2, Ce INGy and Mr. will be rrow atterneon new fea- there will be A SWORD CO Doe Slater, form- erls a naval ay at Newport News, ret Miss rdt of the Metro- politan Burlesquers in a sword contest ut the Monumental Theater, Baltimore, la week, and worsted. He desircs a other chance, and Mi: nglehardt will a commodate him at Kernan’s Lyceum Sat- urday night. The stakes are $100 a side. > EXCURSIONS, Those who will take advantage of the reduced rates offered by the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company and go to Fortress Monrce, Norfolk, Newport News, Virginia Beach and Ocean Vizw tomorrow evening will have another opportunity to see and visit the huge fleet of United States war vessels now lying in Hampton Roads. Visitors are permitted on board the various vessels of the fleet, and Sunday can be pleasantly spent in making a tour of in- spection of the fighting crafts, and learn- ing about the types of vessels and the guns and seeing life on shipboard. The steamer of the Norfolk and Washington line will leave 7th street wharf at 6:30 tomor- row evening, and pass through the entire fleet of war vessels before reaching Fort- ress Monroe and Norfolk Sunday morning. All the steamers of this line are furnished throughout in modern style. Their salons are handsomely fitted, “and their state reoms are spacious and comfortable. They are heated by steam and lighted by elec- tricity, and are. justly noted for th3ir ex- cellent meals. The reduced rates for this special excursion ifmit the tickets to re- turn only on Sunday night. Those who like to spend Sunday in the country, where one can breathe the pure, fresh air, while the eye feasts on green lawns, handsome grounds, hug> old trees and beautiful flowers, should spend part of the coming Sunday at Arlington. This is perhaps the best-known place about the city, and is famous for its natural beauty, to which care and skill and good taste have added so much. The Washington, Alexan- dria and Mount Vernon railway has de- cid2d to again reduce the regular fare for the round trip to Arlington on Sunday. This will give every one a chance to spend a pleasant Sunday very economically. Electric trains leave the station every forty-five minutes, so that all can go at a convenient hour during the day and even- ing. Strangers in the city who wish to go to Mount Vernon, the home and tomb of Washington, will find the electric trains the Most convenient and comfortable route. —— Large and attractive sale of furniture of all Kinds at Sloan’s tomorrow at 10 a.m. No reserve prices. You will save fully 25 per cent by buying this way.—Advt. ——_-__— Admits Her Guilt. Bertie Washington, colored, was arrested this afternoon by Deteotives Muller and Lacy on the charge of robbing the house of Mr. M. Marean, No. 1900 Lincoln avenue, of a gold watch and chain and several oth- er articles cf jewelry, valued in all at about $150. The woman admitted her guilt and told what she had done with the valuables, which, it is expected, will be recovered dur- ing today. CHOOSES OFFICERS. Initial Mecting of George Washing- ton Memorial Association. The first meeting of the George Wash- ington Men orlal Association under its new charter was held yesterday at the Raleigh Hotel. The following officers were elected President, Ellen A, Richardson of Bo: ton; vice presidents—Cora P. Mallory, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Elizabeth T. King, Balti- more, Md.; Kate Cabell Claibourne, Rich- mond, Va.; Anna L. Northrop, New York city; Mary Sherman Miles, Washington, D. C.: Margaret Blain Salisbury, Salt Lake City, and Alice B. Munroe, New Orlean: treasurer, Charles J. Bell, president Amer- ican Security Company,’ Washington, D. C.; recording secretary, Susanna P. Gage, Ithaca, N. Y.: corresponding seeretar: Clara P. Bigelow, Boston. The trustee: including the above named officers, Mary L. Goodloe, Louisville; Je: Jordan, California; Grace Hubbard Be Washington, D. C.; Ellen E. Coffin, Con- necticut; Eliza F. Routt, Colorado, and Kate H. Meade, Brook Mass. An advisory council was chosen, as fol- lows: John Clark Ridpath, LL.D., bisto- rian: David Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University; Col. H. H. Adams, director of civic education in public schools; Phebe A. Hearst. regent of California Univer: D: Olivia Brice, trustee Western College, Ohio. The board of trustees will hold a meet- ing at the Holland House, in New York, on the 16th and 17th instants. The annua! meeting will be held in the second week in December. The association believes, from the present outlook, that ft can lay the corner stone within a year. eS SUSTAINS THE DEMURRER. Action of Court in Suit for Alleged Malicious Prosecution. The suit of ius M. Carr against Dr. ums Donnally, and Drs. Noble, Finley, s, Appler and Donnally, constituting the board of dental examiners, and the District of Columbia, for $20,000 for malicious pros- ecution, came up before Judge Cox yester- day, on demurrer filed on behalf of the de- fendants Donnally and the dental exam- iners to each and every count of the decla- ration of the plaintiff. Attorney Conrad H. Syme appeared for the defeadants and Attorney Tracy L. Jeffords for 4 Carr. After hearing the arguments of counsel the court sustained the demurrer of the d fendants as to every count of the decla tion, aining the views of the counsel fer the defendants that the partt suit as defendants were and that the damages v mote. The court also gave the plaintiff leave to amend his declaration as advised. The declaration contained thi suits in one, as noted in The Star at the time of filing, and involved some unique questions of law, one of which was that Mr. Carr claimed tn his declaration the right to re- cover damages for inj ustained by a orporation, the Artistic Anchor Denture Company, of which he ent, reason of his alleged malicious prosecut by the defendants for practicing dentistr In addi- tion to the contention that the suit was im- properly brought by r of t i joinder of parties and c: the atto: urged that the dam. we remote, and that no siocknolder couid re- cover in such an action for damage done to a corporation. This view w: ustained by the court. —->___ Serap Books in the Library. To the Editor of ‘The Evening Star: Recent contributions to The this subject recall the i er of scrap books durir of I881-’s2, after the ident Garfield, and the of Guiteau. Star upon of a mak- exciting event: sussination of Pri trial and execution article to the librarian of the A mere statement s in connection with the fate of the Ks referred to will perhaps enable a@ conclusion as to wn of scrap books to the library s are few and soon stated. This p book maker, a gentleman of limited It is not the purpose in this the action of criticise as, a lover of bo nd a collector of curio, began by purchasing the daily and ekly newspapers published in ail the jarge citles of the Union. They cost him quite a um of money, and, to prepare a e his clippings, an immense amount of work. Nothing of intere impor omnected with the life and history of Garfield or Guiteau ped his vigiiant ¢ articles, illustrat'o: ferent, Were made de of 1 1 and mournfal de- ine and ind: of. Da the s partur ashington to El final death-bed scene, the autopsy of the body, the funeral obsequies, indeed all the minute details of the great crime and the sequences resulting therefrom, as pub- din the newspapers and magazines of found their proper place in t unique and valuable collection of clippings The trial of Guiteau and the many dramat and events attending, and, as a interesting feature, the original manuscript of the book published by the in during his imprisonment, was pro- cured at considerable trouble and expense. Letters addressed to him, showing the tense egotism and insanity of the were changed and altered in their by him by the addition of the word ° orable” immediately preceding his and these lette and envelopes found their place in the collection. Each book cont ed about we , an inde epared and the mnely and ngly bound. Pp reason, known only to himself, the ma and owner of the ap books (ebout forty volumes) tire: coliee- tion and approached the arian of Con- gress with a view to the ale to the li- brary He was politely informed that had the same matter in co. from which his boo. time in the lib: eighties these scrap with th y of this gentleman (quite an extensive one), were sent to N. York city, catalogued and sold at auction. ‘The scrap books were purchased by Mr. John Guiteau, brother of the assassin, at the ridiculous price of 75 cents per volume, and in a few hours after coming into his possession were ruthlessly destroyed. It is very true the library has exactly the same publications, in the newspapers and magazines of the day, buried in an immense mass of other matter, running over many months of time. The scrap books had it all together, in conveni form, where a full and complete nistory of the tragical events of ISSL could be read with comfort and ease and interest without hauling down an innumerable lot of musty old ae aper files. The newspapers doubtless still exist and will give the future historian no end of trouble and annoyance. The scrap books have been destroyed. Further comment seems unnecessary. GEO. W. McKEE. September 15, 1898. —_+—__. HAS A CLEAR FIELD. No Nomination Made So Far Against Representative Hay. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HARRISONBURG, Va., September 15, 1898. Campaign orators are out of a job this fall, so far as the seventh district is con- cerned, although it is expected that some of the more enthusiastic democrats will be heard when court meets. Col. James Hay, the present representative in Congress from this district, will probably not have any opposition, as the republicans failed to make a nomination at the Luray conven- tion. In this district the democratic nomina- tion is equivalent to an election. During recent years combinations of all kinds have been made against the regular democratic nominee, but each time the election re- sulted in the usual big majority. There seem to be more fights within the parties in this district than there are between the two opposing forces. This year the repub- licans were hopelessly divided, and two sets of delegates were sent to Luray, but neither set desired to put a man in the field. There is plenty of material in the district, but not many aspirants for the empty honor. Speaking of the political situation the other day, a prominent democrat said everything is so quiet in the district this fall that but few persons seem to realise that the election is so near at hand. Cer- tainly no enthusiasm is shown. This is probably for the reason that there is no contest being made, and there is no rea- son for public oratory. Col. Hay is a man who is much liked throughout the district, and even if he had an opponent many republicans, it is stated, would vote for him. The democrats were so well pleased with the record made by Col. Hay in the last Congress that no one in the district, it is thought, could possibly have defeated him for renomination, COLORED HERO BANQUETED. Story of the Manner in Which He Was Wounded. Wm. Clark, private of Company E, 2ith U.S. A., Regulars and a Washington boy, who was wounded at th tues of San Juan hill, was entertain by his friends at the home of Dr. John P. Turner a few evenings ago. The company was enliven- ed by patrictic speeches and s and a graphic recital of incidents around San Juan. Professor John T. Layton rendered “The Star Spangled Banner.” William Clark, the hero of the evening, was accompanied by his comrade, William Hutton, of the same company and regi- ment. Clark was wounded in a most peculiar Way, which illustrates the capabilities of a Mauser bullet. Told in his own words nce was as follow Jur regiment, the 24th, at the battle of El Carey was ordered to support the 7 New York Volunteers, who e ordered forward to the firing lire. The 71st did not move as expect and said they were waiting for orders from their general. The 24th was then ordered to s over them and go on the firing line. We pas er the 7ist New York through a narrow place not wider than a room, and took position, keeping close to the ground. The battle had not raged long before I was struck in the right eye by a Spanish sharpshooter's bullet and rendered immediat uncon- scicus, When I regained consciousness I found mysgif wrapped up, head, heels and arms, it. a blanket side with the piles of dead and I released one arm and beckoned to Cross nurse to bring me some weter. The nurse came to me in great astonishment and said: “Not dead yet? Why, you were thought to be dead.’ “I was taken to the hospital, where 1 was kindly cared for by the Red Cross nurses. The bullet entered the outer cor ner of my right eye, destroying the sight, passed out and across the right temple be- tween the skull bone and flesh down in front of the right ear and completely out at neck, but immediately re-entered at the shoulder and passed through the upper por- tion of my right lung and went out at the back, just below my right shoulder blade. I was in the h al at Montauk, New York, and they were going to perform some kind of operation on me. I believed it to be their intention to kill me, so they might study the wound made by a Maus bullet, from what I overheard. I reques' removal to my home in the District here, where I am doing very well, and am in fairly good condition except the loss of my and some paralysis from injury to “The Rough Riders are fighters and brave men and deserve all the honor given them, but had it not been for the 9th Cavalry they would have been destroyed. The Span- ish commanders would send word 4 the Yankee did not immediate! leave Cuban soil our ¢ s would be fed to the buzzards. They evidently meant it Clark's wounds show that he has de- ed his y well. He will doubth »m_ the army for disabi joned and otherw! cared Items Gathered in Vicinity of Aqueduct Bridge. Peter Mueller, for some years a resident section, died ye erday morning at street. The de d had been for veral years afflicted with a dropsical dis- but his last illness was quite Qpief. forty-eight years of age. He w cigar maker, and a member Local Union No. 110. He several other organiza- 1 will be held Sund lock, from the residenc Charles Mueller, at 3029 M a well-knowr of Cigarmak to tion: ternoon a his brother, ndsome landscape scene in oil of the andoah valley has been placed on store of Mr. Nordlin, he picture was painted by and donated to Miz- der of the Eas' nter of the picture represents sah river, with a rough bridge across it, and several small crafts. To the left is a farm scene in haying time, while on the right is a wooden path, with a rustic view. Mr. Hugh 1 trict attorney, pah Chapter, Star. The the Shenanc the assistant dis- family have re- yved from th ad mily residence, at street, to 3117 N street, where they ide until the old resid can be rr and renovated, and the corner lot, he recently purchased, built’ upon. S will shortly commenc Harry J. MeKenna, son of Rev. Mr. Me- Kenna, formerly of Georgetown, is expect- ed home on the next transport from Porto Rico. The pump at 37th street and Pr avenue, Which was repaired by the Dis vernment a short time ago, still in dis. owing to the fact that the handle has never been replaced after being taken off for repairs. Taggart and hi: paired which The improveme —— HARBORMASTER’S ESTIMAT) ms Asked for in Report Submitted Today. Mr. J. R. Sutton, the District harbormas- ted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1%): his report for the year ended June 30, 180s, together with his estimates for the coming Appropria fiscal year. The amount apprcpriated for the service for the year past, $2,600, was expended, tcgether with $248 from the emergency fund and from the contin- ent fund. The followirg ted for the re the estimates submit- year ending June 30, 1NW: ); watchman, $360; deck hand, epairs to boat and for fuel and other ellancous expenses, $1,500; repairs to harbor office wharf, #100; night crew, in- cluding one 3 one deck hand at $360, one watchman = nd fuel and miscellaneous expens ight crew, in all, $2,000; new and heavier machinery for the new har- bor boat Vigilant, together with an ice plow and accommodations for the crew, $7,000; making a grand total of $12,400. The harbormaster explains, in View of the increesed estimates, that the wharf is in a very bad condition, the piles and flooring are decaying very fast and are In need of rey The work at right has so increased, he says, by the enforcement of the game and fish laws, that he is com- pelled to usk for the night crew, for which he estimated. The machine sterred from the old harbor boat to the new one is too light, he states, and too old to prop- erly prorei it; therefore he asks for the new engine, boiler and other necessary ma- engineer at $780 per annum, at chinery. His men, Mr. Sutton s have performed their duties thfvliy and effi- ciently and the co-operation of the officials of the police department has materially as- sisted on many occasions —_— HONOR PREVAILS. How a Little Girl Succeeded in Pay- ing Car Fare. A few days ago a little Georgetown girl had considerable trouble in paying her fare on the Metropolitan railroad; in fact, did not succeed until the next day, when the following letter was addressed to Mr. Rob- ert D. Weaver, the president of the com- pany: “The car on which I rode yesterday, com- ing up from 9Yth street, was so crowded that the conductor was not able to take my ticket. Wishing to stop at my father's office in the Adams building, 1325 F street, COCO CE CSESO GSC ET OSS OTSS Your Nerves IF THEY ARF WEAK AND YOU CANNOT SLEEP, TAKE HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA. This great medicine makes the blood rich and pure and affords to the nerves the nour- ishment and support necessary to make them atrong. That is why Hood's Sarsapa- rill, gives sweet, refreshing sleep and over- comes the most distressing cases of nervous prostration, Remember Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is America’s Greatest Mediciae. $1; six for §5. HOOD’S PILLS cure constipation. 25 cents. PEEEE FEC GS OEIE PE LOT ECHO GE OD New fall & winter woolens — —the most exclusive patterns—big variety ———— of styles—made up by skilled hands in a — manner to please the most exacting. Rea- ——— serable prices. Snyder & Wood, 317 fee se16-3m-10 T was w ble to pay my fare. As I ¢ take notice of the car or the cor face, my father says most { Way of making the payment is to put the ticket in this letter, unsealed, and hand {€ to the first conductor n find who 1 going to your office iy BE Mr. Wea the preside addressed her briefly thre Coleman, secretary and as follows “Your letter to the presid Mr. Rob- ert D. Weaver. received in due course, and in reply he directs me to thank you for the tnelosed ticket.” “BASE BALL TODAY. feveland vs. Washington. GAME CaLuRb 97 rat t 17, 1 and 20. At CHICAGO, So NEW NAT N L. ONIGHTS Tr ys MAGNIFICENT uic SCENERY, REDS STUMES, Hantccghonscgra DAINTY MUSIC, Next Week--Seat: a 4 srs. Klaw & Erlanger THE ROGERS | BROS. i In Joba J MeNally’s Latest € A REIGN f OF cs ERROR. |r “COLUMBIA THEATER. NEXT WEEK DI Park Bicycle Track. RACES SEPTEMBER 21, 3 P. to ehter uvul- mer- ALLSTAR CAST 1 PLOMACY ZATS NOW ON SALE N . IAL FEATURES. Prices... 8e1S-Mitt ACADETFIY. and 50 cents The Electrician, Presenting the Talented Artists, JOS. J. DOWLING And MYRA L. DAVIS, Two gigauthe dynaimes running at full apeod, Passing anything of the kind ever seen on the ot A mighty produc tii xt Week—Edward Girard, in ‘Natural Gas,” s8e12-20,tf LAFAYETTE. WEEK BEGINNING 8) x HOTEL TOPSY Ti THE DRUMMER.” 10. Matinee Every 1 NA, Ward and ¢ big Acts, Bu: AND CREOLE ARTISTS—60 Week—JOHN W. ISHAM'S OCTUOROUNS, 15 Columbia Theater. “THE HULA GIRL” BURI Week September 12. Bargain Patinee Saturday. BATTLE of GETTYSBURG 15th St. and Ohio Ave., NOW OPEN. LE, BY THE HARRI S Bu $025 te XCURSIONS, ETC. Colonial Beach, Somerset Beach, Clifton Beach, x, STEAMER JANE M( SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. Beat leaves N st. wherf 9 a.m. For state 1 apply to GUZMAN, iu E. F. Droop's Music St ave. nw Only 15c. Arlington and Return. On Sunday. Electric trains leave 12% st. and Pa, ave. every 45 ‘minutes. HINGTON, For Marshall Hall. “STEAMER CHARLES MACALESTER. L. Blake, Jeaves 7th st. wharf daily Sundi at 10 a.m. and 2:80 p.m. a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Fare, round trip, FOR MOUNT VERNON, TOMB OF WASHINGTON, MACALESTER daily wharf et 10 a.m. and 2:30 ce rm Admission to grounds and mansion, sel4-latt “Ericsson LineExcursions” \TTRACTIVE WATE ROUTE FROM BALTIMORD 2p Philedelphia, (day boat) every day (except Sunday) at 7:30 a.m. - $1.00 To Philadelphia (night steamers) $2.00 ALEX. & MT. VERNOD To Philadelphia and return dy rafi_ IIL 1g300 To Caps May (from Philadelphia by rail) 3.25 To Cape May and ceturn (ten days) 25 ‘0 Cape May and return «season).. . .. $4.50 To Atlantic tits (fren Philadelphia by rail). .$2.75 To Atlantic City and returm tten days)... rd Te Atlantic Olly and return (season). oo To Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long Branch .$4.00 To Asbury Park,Ocean Grove, Jong Ttranch and return, season (from Philadelpnia by rail). .$6.00 To New York (from vhiladelpnia by rail) co To New York and returo (eleven rs). 00 Night steamers (except Sundays) from wharf, Light and Pratt streets, st 5 p.m. Write for de- scriptive pamphlet and fisbii grounds at Better- ton. Tickets for sale at OFFICE ONLY. Iso tick- Ibany, Troy, Saratoge Springs, Newport, R. beg Fall River, ‘New Haven, Bridgeport, Coun Portland, Me., "and points north. Tickets to Phil- adelphia’on sale in Wasbiagton at 3}. & O. Ticket Offices, Penpeyivania avenue, Og PE ee fokanr Balthnore, Ma. Nertelk & Washington Steamboat Co. Every 4: Norton in the year for Fortress Monroa, ‘ewport News and all potots south ul steel palace steamers Norfolk” and “Washing- Wasi Portsmouth. .5:00 pm Alexani Norfolk 5 pm Ft. Moni Ft. Moni pm Norfolk... 8:00 am Ar. Alexandria, 6:30 am Portsmouth..8:15 am Ar. Washington Tickets om sale at 518, 619, 817, 1421 ave, B. and O. ticket office, cor. N.Y. ave., and on board steamers. EF For farther informetion apply, at general —_offices, 7th st. wherf, Wash., D.C. "Phone 750. @e1-284 “JNO. CALLAHAN. Genel Manager.