Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1898, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1898-12 PAGES. MENTION. LOCAL AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. Girard’s “Nat- Lyceum Theater—John W. re—“Hotel Topsy Turvy. ter—“A Reign of Error. and 15th street—Battle of Is- —— ONS TOMORROW. alester for Marshall 30 EXCUR aer Charles M. and Mount Vernon at 10 a.m. and 2: for Norfolk and ) p.m. fall for at 7 a.m. ymont and samer Newport Monroe at Harry nd river land Colonial street and Pennsylvania mn hourly from $ am. to et and Pennsylvania w e stre nt Vernon houriy from > FOR YOUR ICED TEA “Ikenny’s Cheon,” the best 50c. tea in aric Pure American-retined Sugars Bold at cost. Cc. D. KENNY, 8 city stores. ces cleaned and put in uth nw. Ranges and Fur order by S. S. Shedd & Bro., 4 S SOUTHDOWN MUTTON e at T. T. Keane’s stand: nter M Also Beef from the celebrat- port & grass cattle on exhibit re- t the Union yards. E.M.Lamp is perfect and complete. C. A. Muddiman & Co., 1244 G st. CITY AND_DI w Oyster Roast at Colonial Beach. ‘The oyster roast and excursion tendered Mr. A. F. Wurach, the manager of the steamer Jane Moseley, promises to be the event of the season. For the benefit of pend a full day at the will also make a trip on aving the wharf at 6:20 of all kinds will be the b , and some of Washington have volun- oysters to be will be ail prime salt- will be plenty for ommodations can quite a number of for this trip. For who desire to Beach arrange op the boat a ing and returning. Ss usual, will be maintained, and be m i fea- Ss, cra hicken and meal. Tickets rved at Guz- board in to served rooms can be r mat -_ our to Ning: Ivania Railroad. © season will leave 6th Last $10.00 Falls via Death of Mrs. Ellen Long. Ellen Long died yesterday at her 1900S 15th street northwest. She health since February, a stroke of paralysis. She Mre. Funeral rning at { Church, 30 o'clock at 15th and V ‘Your te the Guaha Exposition Via Pennsylvania Railroad. nsylvania railroad will operate a cted t to Omah Rate, he Pe on to fair, ete. For ply to city ticket of- The Late Private Schultz. The rema Private George Schultz, Con strict Regi- tion at Montauk brought to this city nterred this afternoon cemetery. ieee ee Niagara Falls and Return via B. and O., $10. and parlor cars epot at 8:10 a.m. Sep- id to stop off return- nev n) and Mauch Ticke Chunk. limited to Miss Harr! Gener Hawley who has been enj the daughter of ‘aged in at Mon- al Hawley, charitabl — The Close Buyer is at Home With Us. As we sell better quality for the same rior goods e' who! a colored man, aged twenty, t himself in the knee while ast evening at his puthwest. The at the Emergency Hos- hat no serious conse- Gur Greatest Successes al decorating. Gude, 1224 F. > of Assault. Ww wart the An: arrested Frank Green, a col- nirty years old, his resi- street southeast, on a charge ting Maggie Jobns colored girl of Hil r that the and that at affair if they to t in regard to being antiated, it is said, n harge of stealing a ber of diamond trinkets from va- Ts, was today arraigned before ott on eight charges of petty lar- f grand ceny. She plead- y d for a jury trial. Prosecutor Mullowney said that In view of act that all stolen property has overed he uld ask that Mrs. held i the entire eight and $1,500 for the ury in the other five given and the ac- «sed. to appear when notified til today Mrs. Norris admitted nd it was upon information by her that the articles were recoy- Mr. Campbell Carrington is for Mrs. Norris. _— ris by fit —— 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 etter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 80 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the pew ane. | ry, will be the efficient and Bur- | BY MODERN METHODS Success Attained by Parker, Bridget & Company. NEW ESTABLISHMENT ee The Firm Will Entertain the Citi- zens of Washington Tonight. THEIR ELEGANT A NEW ERA BEGUN Messrs. Parker. Bridget & Co. will open at ¥ o'clock tonight their new and exten- sive establishment at the corner of Penn- sylvania avenue and 9th street northwest, and an invitation has been extended to all the citizens of Washington to participate in the occasion. The event will mark a new era in the clothing business in Wash- ington as well as illustrate the remarkable success that has attended the firm since its organization, proving how progressive and advanced methods are bound to be follow- ed by thrift. There will be music and flowers, and a host of other things at the opening tonight, and guests will have an opportunity of examining one of the most completely equipped and stocked establish- ments in the United States. The regular business opening will be tomorrow morn- ing. it has been nine years since this progres- sive firm started in busines in a modest way. Since then their business has steadi- ly grown along lines of fair dealing, a de- sire to please, and up-to-date methods until their trade could not be accommodated in the old building on 7th street. Therefore, when the big building of Perry's, for years a leading landmark in local business, be- came vacant, Messrs. Parker, Bridget & Co. secured a long lease on the premises. The store has been practically rebuilt. The whole of the front has been torn down and an imposing one substituted; the entire interior has been altered and remodeled, and the store is now one of the handsomest in the city. _ The members of the firm are well known in the clothing trade. Long befcre they embarked in business for themselves they thoroughly learned every detail of the busi- ne and have always been highly regarded by their host of friends and the general public, which has absolute confidence in them and their straightforward methods. The vast space at their command in their new building enables them to carry several new departments which they have hitherto not had room for. Noticeable among these are hats, shoes, furnishings and sporting goods, and it may be confidently predicte that they will be just as successful in thes departments as they have in the others, and certainly the same methods will be pursued --Straightforward dealings, up-to-date stock and pri as low as they can be made on goods. It has always been a matter nment that goods bought from Park- Bridget & Co. could be depended upon. The rtments on the first floor of tie = will be de d to men’s cloth- ing, furnishings, hats and shoes, and no efforts have been spared to collect one of the most complete stocks ever placed on on and sale in Washington. Every- is brand-new and mode not a sia arment having be rem d from the Store. consequently there is no such on hand as out-of-date styles. Mr. Malcolm M. Browne, who was f ars with Woodward & Lothrop and Pz y anager of the fur- nishing department, which will be complete in every detail and comprise a men’s fur- nishing st e with all the small necessities | of man’s attire in complete variety. The shoe department is an important fea- ture; large space has been devoted to it and a costly and carefully selected stock has been laid in. Mr. William H. Keneaster, formerly of Edmonston’s, is the manager, and he is a thorough shoe man, who know of the public. A special bid for will be made by this department, | as it must win its way to fame, and conse. | quently the values will be even greater than in the other departments. Mr. T. Blake Claggett, recently with Rob- inson, Che & Co., will preside over the hat department. He is thoroughly familiar | with this line and will conduct his branch | of the immense business house in an effi- cient manner. ‘The sporting goods department will be in charge of Mr. W. J. Espey, late manager of the Washington branch of the Fowler Cycle Company. The display in this de- partment will be complete and the prices as reasonable as the excellent quality of the goods will permit. The boys’ and children’s departments will be on the second floor. This branch of tne business is one that has had remarkable success, and for some time they have been generally regarded as the leading juvenile clothiers of the town. The new quarters are magnificent and the stock befits them. lt is without doubt the finest stock of children’s clothing south of New York. The firm are pl ed to state that Mr. Charles Godfrey has resumed the management ot this department. On the third floor will be the custom tailoring department. It will be conducted Ly Mr. John Harkshaw, a practical cutter end expert tailor, for many years assocl- ated with the leading hou of this city. A specialty in this department will be the making of liveries and uniforms. ery kind of garment will be turned out, from servants’ liveries to soldiers’ uniforms, and everything will be made absoluiely correct, both as to style and fit. The most expert cutters and tailors have been ured, but still the prices will be very modest and in ping with their othe The fourth floor will be used for reserve stock and busheling. Taken as a whole, the new establishment of Parker, Bridget & Co. will be complete and one of the best outfitting establish- ments in the District. ‘That the firm will receive a large share of patronage is assured. ed Virginia Republicans. The Virginia Republican Association held a large meeting last night for the purpose of electing officers, but on motion by Mr. C. W. White the election went over until’ Tuesday, the 4th of October. The asso- ciation will be put in thorough working or- der by the Ist of October, all necessary arrangements having been made to keep a regular secretary and typewriter on hand at these headquarters, 923 F street, during the pending campaign in the state. Con- tributions were made to meet necessary ex- penses. Mr. W. H. Coben was present and made a few remarks, saying that with a united party and a pull altogether the re- publicans in the first district could win out. J. H. Harrison said that he was sorry to see so much friction in the party through- out the state, and thought for the good of the party the sooner the hatchets were buried the better it would be for all. ‘The association is working in harmony with Chairman Babcock’s committee, help- ing to send the Virginia voters home this fall. Se TO THE GRAND JURY. The Next Body to Consider the Case of W. W. Horton. ‘The hearing in the case of W. W. Hor- ton, the railway mail clerk recently arrest- ed charged with stealing letters on the mail car running on the Capital Traction Street Railway Company between George- town and the navy yard, was to have taken place this morning before United States Commissioner Mills, but as Horton obtained bail and waived a preliminary hearing he was not required to appear be- fore the commissioner. The latter will cer- tify the case and it will be brought to the attention of the grand jury. In the mean- time Horton will remain out on bail, AMUSEMENTS. VIOLA ALLEN IN “THE CHRISTIAN.” —Many persons who make their appearance as stars on the American stage do so with- out the license of ability or experienc>, but this cannot besaidof Miss Viola Allen, whose splendid natural talent, ripened by years of hard labor in a long list of most exacting parts and in support of recogniz2d stars, entitles her to most favorable consideration in her coming stellar venture as Glory Quayle in Hall Caine’s “The Christian,” in which she will make her first formai ap- pearance at the National Theat2r Monday evening. Miss Allen is a product of true fidelity to real dramatic art, of years of concentration, of most exhaustive study and of sound appreciation of the responsi- bilities which rest on the g>nuine artiste. She made her debut in the Boston Theater Stock Company when about fifteen years of age. Three years later she was l2aaing woman for John McCullough. Then fol- lowed an engagement with the elder Sal- vini, in whose support she played Desde- mona, Parthenia, Rosalie and Cordelia. She next supported Joseph Jefferson and William J. Florence in their revivals of old comedies, making a genuine hit as Lydia Languish in “Ihe Rivas.” As Cicely Homespun in “The Heir at Law” and Fanny Haddon in “Capt. Letterbiair," she also greatiy added to her reputation. Bight years ago she jomed Charles Fishman’s torces and created the part of Gerirud Euingham in “Spenandsai Two years later she became the leading lady of Mr. Charles Frohman’s New ork Empire Theater Stock Company, and from that time up to the end of last season, si created all the important leacs in’ itr. Frohman's productiosi Miss Allen 1s es- pecially noted for her extraordinary ver: Ulily. Many artistes can play any one line of paris well, but rarely is one 2quipped as Miss Allen is, capable of portraying the entire gamut of dramatic expression from tight comedy to sirong heroic situations. The part of Glory Quayle is the most cx- acting she has ever atiempted, for it net only requires especial apinty in comedy but also great dramatic strength in very strong situations she has with John Storm in the third and fourth Miss Allen's debut is attracting great attention here, and her appearance in the part of Glory Quayle in “The Chrisiian” at the National Theater Monday evening will undoubtediy prove a mas) ch will dvaw a very jarge audience to witness Unis important event. CRESTON CLARKE AND ADELAIDE PRINCE.—Yhese artists are deservedly ta- verites and are assured a hearty wi Their brilliant engagements everywier: have placed them dennitely among the best young artists on the Amer in temperament, charm of manner, personal attractions and historic gitts Mr. Clarke is especially adapted for romantic roles. He po: 8, the difficult art of being sympa- thetic and pathetic without mawkishness. He has a tine power of restraint, when the crisis comes, mak the more impressiy His methods delicate, yet manly, and he posses sudden power of suggestions whi a look, a modulation of the voice slight gesture perfectly dramatic vincing. Miss Prince is an to Mr. Clarke, and acts with naturalness and intellectual fore! Mr. Clarke begins an engagement at the Co- lumbia Theater Monday evening, Septem- which, or and con- able second delightful a ber 26, and will appear in the following repertoire: Monday, Friday and Saturday matinee, “The Marble Heart;" ‘Tuesday and Thursday matinees, “David ick” and “A Point of Honor; Wednesd: Fool's Revenge; Thursday, ‘The His Race; Saturday night, “The Bells. A FEMALE DRUMMER—One of most phenomenal suce of the se Chas. E. Blaney’s “A Female Dru will be seen at the Lafayette Square Opera House next week. The comedy is written in the prolific author's happiest vein, and is overflowing with refined wit. It deals with the trials and tribulations of Smooth & Slik, the two old preprietors of a large department store, and the efforts of Hasa Bargain, a female drummer, to force her particular line of goods on the market. ‘Th troubies of Smooth & Silk are further aug- mented by the ant of Buttoy the e vator boy; Super, a superstitious negro, and Carrie Cash, whose constant habit of chew- ng gum causes consternation among th firm and employes. The title role 1s in the hands of Miss Johnstone Bennett, whos work in the many Frohman companies has gained her fame, and whose style and man- ner cre unmistakably fit for the new role he is ably supported by Geo. Richards, Canfield, Willis P. Sweatman, Tony s, Miss Lizzie Melrose, : are in the of a very capable company of thirty-five people, together with twenty very pretty girls who add en- Joyment to the performance. The company is equipped with elaborate scenery for the entire three acts of the comedy. Alto- gether, it will be one of the mos able productions to be seen here thi “AN ENEMY TO THE KING. Enemy to the King” will be the attraction at the Academy of Muste next week. This is a romantic drama in four acts, written by RN. Stephens. The scenes are laid in the province of Rerrt, France. The time is the autumn cf 1585. The subject is an episode in the conflict waged by Henry III, King of France, against the Huguenots. Claude de la Chatre, the governor of Berri, is loval to the king and the church. He is therefore a bitter enemy of the Hugue nots. He makes every effort to expel them from the province of whien he is governor. The leader of the Huguensts, Marnonten de Launay, is brave and ski'lful. He suc- cessfully cvades the efforts of the gover- nor to kill or capture him. Finally the governor resorts to stratagem. He induces Julie de Varion, a lovely girl of the Cath- olic party, to attempt to secure the conti- dence and affections of De Launay «#nd then betray him. The reward offered by the governor is the life of Julie's father, who nas been sentenced -o Ceath. Sne is successful in winning the coninence and love of De Launay. In ng, however, she Icses her own hear en begins in her a struggie betweea juve for her father and that for De Launay. She re fuses to betray De Launay. He follows her to the governor's castle, and waen the gov- ernor Is about to put Julie to death for ner refusal De Launay rescues her from the hands of the assassin and compels the gov- ernor to make terms. AMERICAN BEAUTIES. —Bryant and Watson’s American beauties will be the at- traction at Kernan’s next week, and will present, among many other new features, the latest and most satirical burletta, en- titled “Kosher,” caricaturing the adven- ture of a Hebrew general, in which role W. B. Watson is afforded abundant opportunity to indulge in_his characteristic Yeddish witticisms. The burletta is repl2te with amusing complications and sensational sit- uations, and is handsomely staged and mounted. There are twenty-six representa- tive American beauties in the show, who, bedscked in tasteful costumes, form a rare treat to the eye. Among the carde are Watson and Dupree, Perry and Burns, Les- lie and Vurdy, Monroe sisters, the Rumins and Mildred Murray. gone ee Approved by Laboring Men. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Every intelligent workingman in the Dis- trict of Columbia—in fact, in the whole country—will indorse the sentiments ex- pressed in an article appearing in the edi- torial columns of your paper of September 15, in which you deprecate the delay in paying wages to the mechanics and Jabor- ers employed on the new city post office. I understand they have since been paid, for which, I presume, they are duly grate- ful. But the thousands of workmen in this city have something more for which to be grateful. The leading daily of the city, ever on the side of right and justice, has come forward as the advocate of the hum- ble workman. They have discovered that the rays of The Evening Star shine alike for the poor workman and the rich con- tractor. Every labor organization in the city will hail with joy this evidence of pro- gressive and featless American journalism at the nation’s capital. It will inspire them to conduct their affairs in such an equit- able and conservative manner as to retain the good will and support of their powerful ally. JOHN P. HEALY, Sec. Building Trades Counci!. September 20, 1898. : —_->—_ The Harvest Festival. ‘The last service in the harvest festival series will be held this evening in the Sal- vation Army Hall, No. 930 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. The auction sale of gifts will be continued from last evening, the proceeds to be devoted to the work of the army. Adjt. Owens will conduct the auction and Capt. Bell the meeting, CLEARING. THE SITE Removing Bridks amd Girders From the Burned Area, The Strong Buiiding and Its History —Was Hueriedly Erected—The Alleged Weakness, A brisk burst ef smoke from the wreckage in the building «adjeiming the burned Rob- inson & Chery: structure this morning, which was occupied by Johnsen Bros., coal dealers, brought a detail of firemen with hose to the place and a strong stream of water was poured into it for some time. ‘The work of clearing away the debris on the sidewalks and streets is rapidly pro- gressing, under Contractor Henry W. King, supervised by Assistant Building Inspector Somerville. Building Inspector Brady look- ed over the ruins this morning and ordered his assistant to see that the front and west walls of the Little building, No. 1210, be taken down during the forenoon. This will complete the demolition of that structure, although the furniture in the rear office on the second floor, used by the agent for s Sons & Cc., has been discovered under the cebris in a comparatively fair condition. ‘The portions of the east and west walls of the Robinson & Chery building left standing will also be pulled down during the day. Search among the ruins for the safe and other property of the firm will be commenced at once. Will Resume Business, Mr. Bushrod Robinson, senior member of the firm, is authority for the statement that they will resume business as soon as their insurance accounts are adjusted and they can select a suitable location. They have learned from H. Clay Stewart, who N00 worth and $5,000 on the firm's fixtures, making their estimated loss, above in: » about $48,000, All other losses and insurance, as stated in The erday, remain unchanged by pres- elopm “I have ¥ life behind the coun- ter, said Mr. Robinson today in the Houghton building, where they moved this morning by invitation of Geo. E. Emmons, the agent. “I feel like a fish out of water now. All you sce around me is all I have now,” said he, waving his hand toward a couple of desks and chairs. * sume business as fast as we an. received great kindnesses and courtesies at hands I have the of my friends and acquaint- uarters have been taken by at No. G street, . M14 New York avenue . In the Houghton build- ing. Still a Mystery. The origin of the fire is still a mystery. ant Building Inspector Somerville in- As clines to the opinion, also held by ny others, that it was due to spontaneous combustion, “There is always cotton waste used around an 6levator and changeable wi er, such as we have been having, will ¢ e ignition. 1 know of a dozen cases, like this one, where fires resulted from cotton waste around or at the bottom of elevator shafts." Two small black and tan dogs and a cat r house, No, of the vere buried in Turner's « h, under the fa on & Chery evening the h ne building. whimperings of 1g ffom the ruins walls a dog were ard comin and a num- ber of b et to work and finally brought to light one of the dogs, still alive other dog and the cat could not be located, and it is believed they were killec rescued canine ts under medical tre but the long-continued inhalation o! and dust will probably lead to its dcath. A much-prized article of furniture lost by Johnson Bros. in No. 1 F street was an office desk omce the property of Daniel Webster and long wsed by the celebrated jur i The Berned Building. The history of the Robinson & Chery building is reliably stated by-a gentlemen connected with its construction as follow STE what I call a Chicago construc tion. That is to say, only the material ab- solutely required to pass the building in- spection was used. Tne architect was Wm. Bruce Gray. He wanted iron girders used all through the building, but the owner, Mr. Henry Strong of Chicago, acting under the advice of the then building inspector, Mr. Entwisle, contented himself with wooden gird The building was a brick und wood affair. It was begun in April, 1890, and was rushed through to completion In order to hold the tenants, Kaufman & Sickle, who leased it with the condition that it was to be ready for occupancy October 1, 1800. After the third floor was reached by the bricklayers it was found that the outer layer of brick on the 12th street side at the nd story had crac! nd buiged out. It was not due to any t in the structure, but simply because the outer and inner layers of brick had not been properly Joined. A hue and ery was raised, how- ever, and seven or eight courses of’ brick, covering a width of a yard perhaps, were taken out and replaced. That was ail, and October 1, 1800, Kaufman & Sickle moved in, For reasons of their own, later, the firm alleged that the building was unsafe and vacated it. When Robinson & Chery rented ic they required the strengthening of the upper story girders, in order to quiet popular clamor, and then they moved in. The plans of the building were submitted to and approved by the building inspector, there was nothing illegal about the con- struction, and its only fault was that it was cheaply and hurriedly “Tne building was ail right, the agent, to The The best proof i: & Chery paid $10,000 rent paid every penny promptly.” The talk of weakness is all bosh,” said tant Inspector Somerville. “The outer layer of pressed brick separated from the inner layer and bulged out until removed. It was badly joined: that was all, and, of course, feil out of plumb in the smal area affected. It had nothing to do with the strength of the structure, which was 2s good as any others around town.” Mr. Robinson takes the same view, and scouts the idea that there was any struet- ural defect. Building Inspector Brady, who was Mr. Entwisle’s assistant when the building w that Robinson ly for it, and erected, said: “I guess the wall was twisted. It seems to have been built that way: but [ wouldn't like to say until I Eo over the records of the office today.” A gentleman who has often been in the bufiding stated today that the main stair- way always trembled under his tread, and a plumber who has worked upon the roof said the building often trembled while he was working upon it, making him fear col- lapse at any moment. On the other hand, many of the emptoyes who have worked in it since it was built declared they haye never observed anything wrong with it. “Give a dog 1 bad mame,” said Mr. Em- mons. “you know the rest. That is what happened to the building.” Owner Strong 48 expected here from the west today or tomorrow. His intentions with regard to rebuilding cannot now be positively stated. In yesterday's account of the fire The Star erroneously :stated that the Aetna Fire Insurance Company has an office at No, 1203 F street. The fact is that the sign is there, but: the company has its of- fice elsewhere. —_<.___ Ten Charges of Larceny. The hearing of the charges of larc2ny against Charles Williams, colored, whe, as stated in The Star of yesterday, confessed to stealing a large quantity of jewelry from Mrs. Charles L. Collins, No. 2155 L street northwest, was today continued by, Judge Scott until tomorrow. Detectives Parham and Phillips have recovered a number of articles additional to those reported in The Star of last evening, and will confront Wil- liams at the trial with ten charges. —_>——. Thinks It the Body of Her Husband. Mrs. Anna Shamel of No. 603 A street southeast today called at the detective bu- reau and stated she believed that the body of the unknown man which has been at the morgue for several days.is that of her husband. The latter, she said, was a pen- sioner, and she had not seen him for six months, at which time he disappeared from home, leaving his wife and several small children. Mrs. Shamel will be permitted to make an attempt to identify the remains late this afternoon. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL, Numerous Committee Reports Re- celved—City Post Office Work. President William Silver presided at the meeting last evening of the Building Trades Council. The committee which was appointed to in- vestigate the charges of violation -as al- leged on work on the new city post office submitted a report, which was adopted. The report was that, so far as could be ascertained, the entire force employed was only working eight hours, ahd confirmed the report made Monday night to the Cen- tral Labor Union by its committee relative to the same work. The special committee appointed to in- quire into the report that a contractor cut- ting street curbing for use by the District was paying less than union wages, reported having called on the contractor, and the latter having informed them that he was paying the stonecutters $3.20 per day, w the union scale for similar work is He stated that his contract price woul not permit him to pay the wages demanded by the union without a loss. ‘The delegute from the carpenters report- ed that non-union carpenters exclusively are working on the new city post office, un- der the management ef D. S. Hess & Co., who are general contractors for finishing the interioc work in the bhilding. A com- nittee which was appointed to secure em- ployment on the structure for union car- penters reportcd that the foreman in charge that when the force of carpeniers which it is expected will be probable that ved. ased, within a month, it was very union carpenters will be empl The protest against the r ion of Representative Babcock of Wisconsin which was adopted at the last meeting of the Buiiding Trades Council was indorsed by @ unanimous vote, and it was ordered that the council defray its pro rata of expense for circulating the protest ir Mr. Babcock’s district. Secretary Healey announced that he would be ‘absent from the city for several as he intends going to the moun- tains for the benefit of his health, and ar- rangements were made to fill the office Tacanwhile with temporary appointments. sea SAWMILL BURNED. Disastrous Fire Last Night Causes a Death. ‘The sawmill and a two-story stable be- longing to Carter & Clarke, at the corner of 10th and Water streets southwest; the office of Taylor Bros., tugboat contractors, and the boat house of H. H. Bi: adjoin- ing were destroyed by a tire which broke out shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. The loss will, it is expected, reach $5,000), hich is partly covered by insurance. ‘The fire started in the sawmill, and is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous com: bustion in a pile of sawdust. Vhile the fire was at its height John De Vaughan, an employe of the Independent Ice Company, whose property was also threatened, became very ill and died while being conveyed to the Emergency Hospital. Coroner Carr, who was notified, gave a certificate that the man died from heart failure. —— ROAD TO BE BUILT. Bids Opened for Thoroughfare to Reckville. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ROCKVIL September 21, 1898. At a meeting of the county commission- ors, held here yesterday, bids for the con- Struction of the turnpike road between Rockville and the District line near Bethes- da were opened, and the contract was awarded to Mr. W. D. Sales of Orange Ceurt House, Va. Th> bids were received for any and all items of work, nd also on the square yard of madacam c: for the seven sections of the pro} road. Under these specifications the bid of Mr. Sale will amount to about & entire work. This the law passed by the last legis! authorizing the co ion of the road. it is understood that the commissioners are to provide a steam stone crusher and roller free of cost to th» contractor, and tha width of the paved portion of the to be sixteen feet. It is the inte 0%) for the th> amount named in ti of the contractor to begin the work within a few days and push it to completion as scon as possible. The construction of the road ll b> commenced at the Rockville end of the line. Much satisfaction is expressed he at the prospect of a good road to Washington, The meeting of the board of school com- missioners, held. here yesterday, was large- ly attended, and much interest was mani- fested in the proceedings. For time there has been a contention between the school commissioners and the trustees of in regard to the right to appoint assistant teac . This state of culminated at the opening of the on Thursday last, when the trust of the schools at Hunting Hill and Travi- lah, having made appointments of their own, declined to recognize the assistants appointed by the board. An appeal was taken to the board by the ousted teachers, and this came up for consideration yester- day. Robert B. Peter of the Rockville bar, ured for the trustees, and argued thé quoting the opinion of the attorney general and decision of the courts in favor of their contention that the power to ap- point was vested in the trust2es of the veral schools of the state. The board ally determined that the appointments made by that body should stand, and that ney had occurred in the schools in ion. ‘An appeal to the state board of tion was thereupon filed by Mr. Peter, and the question will come up before them at their next meeting. As the regular meeiing of the state board will not take place for some weeks, it is thought that an extra meeting may be called. The con- tention over this matter is not confined to this county alone, but ts prevalent in other parts of the state, and it is thought that the sooner it is settled the better it will be for the interest of the public schools. ee EMPLOYES TO Mandate of the Court of Appeals in the Belt Railway Case. The mandate of the Court of Appeals in the case of Ament and others against the Belt Railway Company and others has been filed with the clerk of the District Supreme Court, directing a modification of the decree of the lower court of De- cember 24, 1897, and the payment of the employes of the company and othe The mandate directs that in addition to the several sums directed by the fifteenth paragraph of said decree to be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the property of the company therein ordered to be Sold, there sheuld be also paid the foliowing sums (before the payment of any sums is made to the holders of the bonds secured by deed of trust, dated September 15, 1888, or to the holders of the bonds secured by the deed of trust dated July 31, 1801), al- lowed by the auditor of the District’ Su- preme Court, January 10, 1898, and con- firmed August 26, 1898, together with the interest accruing between the filing of said auditor's report and the payment of such sums: Claims of the employes of the re- ceiver of the company for unpaid wages and guarantee fund deposits, not exceeding in the aggregate $4,900; S. S. Daish & Son, $11,068.20, with interest from February 16, 1807, and $378.50 costs; William Duffy, $10 the Diamond Stall Iron Company. $330.2: the Warren Ehret Company, $300: Augus- tus S. Worthington, counsel} fees, $2,700; A. B. Browne, extra counsel fees, $1.750; John Rideut, $: Ament & Co., for provender, $203.00; A.’ Bradley, passenger tickeis, $50. Capital Traction Company, track rent, $322.38; F. P. May & Co., hardware, $144.99, and a number of smaller claims. The mandate also provides for the pa’ ment to W. Kesley Schoepf balance commission as receiver to December 31, 1897, $4,950, together with $2,017.64 av as- signee of claims of the employes of the Belt Line railroad for services rendered during his receivership, and compensation at the rate of $2,000 a year from January 1, 1898, to the final ratification of the sale of the property. —————— Held for the Grand Jury. A woman who gave her name as Julia Marlow and who, it is said, resides in a house of doubtful reputation south of Penn- sylvania avenue was today held for the grand jury by Judge Scott to answer the charge of stealing a diamond pin valued at $500 from Charles Lempp last night. BE PAID. We Don’t Credit Indiscriminately —consequently are not obliged to charge eee pri a te as up qs a 28 through irres) le les. ir lees. —— are a8 low os is comiatant: with” best —=—— tallored garments. Snyder & Wood, "ir fares ee MRS. DOUGLASS RETURNS Attended the Memorial Exercises to Her Husband in Rochester. Ready to Dedicate Cedar Hill to Per- petuate Douglass Axsociations— Spenkers at the Mect! Mrs. Ilclen P. Douglass, widow of Freder- ick Douglass, has returned to her home, Cedar Hill, Anacostia, after attending the ceremonies held in Rochester, N.Y., on the lth instant in commemoration of the ser- vices of Douglass in the struggle for the emancipation of his race. Mrs, Douglass, who was present in Rochester on this occa- sion by special invitation, expresses herself as being highly pleased with the exercises of the day, which took expression in the form of eulogy paid the great colored leader by well-known speakers upon the formal presentation of his statue to the city, where he had spent twenty-five years in active work. Mrs. Douglass firmly intends, if the idea can be 4 out in conformity with her wishes, that Cedar Hill, the home of Douglass for the last nineteen years of his life, shall be preserved intact as a memorial of the man. These have been obstacles to overcome before any definite step could be taken in this matter by Mrs. Douglass, the principal difficulty being certain litigation that arose over the disposal of property, in- Douglass of r Hill, but as Mrs. din obtaining 1 ar Hill now she at la arry out her plan in ful. Mrs. Douglass appeared be- tional Council of Afro-Americans and made a statement to what she was endeavoring to do and why, and it is known that the plan meets with the hearty approval of the leading members of the Afro-American Council. A bill introduced in the Senate on July 1 las: by Senator Gallinger makes the idea clear, The bill, which was referred to the com- mittee on the District of Columbia, provides for the establishment of the Frederi Douglass Memorial and Historial As tion. The bill, which fs further elaborated by details and provisos, is expected to be brought to the front in the coming session of Congress. The exercises at Rochester on the 14th were somewhat marred by t fact that the statue of Douglass was not completed at the time and could not, there- fore, be shipped from Philadelphia, where the ‘clay model made in Washington w taken to be cast into bronze. The speake at the Rochester were Thomas Fortune. Age; Mt Stsan BR. Anthony, Miss Ida B. Wells Bar- nett of Chicago, John H. Smyth, ex-min- ister to Liberia; Charles i. Lee, who made the presentation of the monument to th city; Mayor Warner, who responded in t half of the city, and John C. Dancy, col- lector of customs at Wilmington, N. ( who knew Douglass intimately. The exe: cises were held in Fitzhugh Hall, and rex resentatives of both rac ended in large numbers. It is expe that the unfinished statue of Douglass will be ready for its pedestal, already constructed in a prominent part ‘of Rochester, early in Oc- tober. The monument is a gift of citizens to the city. Cex deavor to in Rocheste: fore « meeting of the N ela ——__— FILED HER ANSWER. Claims to Be the Lawfal Thomas M. Fields. Wilhelmina A. E. von Olsen Fields, as sh> ciaims her lawful name to be, has filed her aisw2r to the suit recently instituted against her by Thomas M. Fields, a mem- ber of the District bar, train her from asserting that she is his lawful wife, and to have canceled and nullified a certifi- cate of marriage, which certificate, Mr. Fields charges, is false and fraudulent. Mrs. Fields denies the charge of the com- plainant, asserting that she is his lawful She declares that, while she has no reason to be proud of the alleged right to th> name of Mrs. Thomas M. Fields, yet she is entitled, under the law, to bear it, and will defend that alleged right, no mat- ter what may result to him through her hment of it. serts that she and Mr. Fields wre at Baltimore, Md., October 5, 1SS7, > Rev. Henry 8. Clogg, when she wa about eighteen years of age, and she clar-s that he not only presented her with a handsomely illustrated certificate of the said alleged marriage, but also acknowl- edged her as his wife by informing her par- ents and relatives and his friends of their union, and by introducing her as his wif> to his acquaintances, including judg: lawyers, statesmen and others. She als declares that they lived tegether here a husband and wife for s ars after the alleged marriage, during which period s| Wife of to establ It is the alum in baking powder that gives biscuit that peculiar bitter taste. Cleveland’s baking powder does not contain alum, and makes biscuit sweet and whole- some. CITY ITEMS. 82 Up is Little Enough to Pa: for having rooms papered with our rich, handsome, stylish paper. Nolte, 810 9th st. AMUSEMENTS, BASE BALL TODAY. Cincinnati vs. Washington. AND 50 CENTS. cy " ATI, Sept. 22, 23. se2h-1a Lafayette. nom: Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. 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