Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1900, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1900-22 PAGES. eee BON MARCHE, 314-316-318 7th. chases at the Preparations for Easter Contemplate Pur- —roo new, Pictures, 8x10 in., framed in handsome black oak frames. Reduced from soc. for tomorrow... —5oo Artotype Pictures, 8x10 in., a variety of subjects. ..2¢, Bon [larche. dren and Children’s needs. Dre 25 cents. eoteegenestetortoatoneceteadeaenesteateatendeneodeeteteateatestenteedengeetetoatoateadeaeteatontee ready-made for so little! enough, isn’t it? want dresses at... Nainsook Dresse: nsook and Cambric One-day special. flowers. Children’s Department A great part of our Second Floor is devoted to Chil- Competent buyers shop, and shop well, for you in the world’s markets. The prices tell that story better than anything else. Ln ae An exceptional line of Infants’ and Children’s White “s here—sizes for 6 months to 4 years—as low as Think of the hours of time and worry you would spend making a dress that we sell That’s convincing Come tomorrow if you s—some with embroi- dered yoke, some with tucks—ruffle of em- broidery around neck and sleeves. yoke of embroidery and tucks............ Children’s $1 Leghorn Hats, 59c. Hats in daintily and tastefully trimmed with mull and Tomorrow only... . St eS i i SSS SS Sd Sk nD sh i ot ht ath dln td tid 25C. AQc. 50c. Dresse all colors, 50c. Rainy Day Skirts. Made of vable-face Shel car me bat $4.08 + Silk Petticoats. An exceptional line se zatete Petticoats, Silverware. Silver Lorgnette Chains, with Jeweled slide. d4¢, ‘Tomorrow. .... Sterling Silver Nethersole Bracelet-—the popular twisted 30¢ a OF pattern tososeoseeriorcontontnrtostostontorcontonientontod,sestonteatesteateseateetentonsonsoateathr gn MMOL LLNS 4 : Tri d Hats, $4.98 2 I Pimme als, oOo. = Giving you more for the money in this $4.98 hat than = has ever been possible before. Copies of the expensive im- = ported creations faithfully carried ont. They'll stand in 53 comparison with any $7.50 to $10 hats in town. = : i bbs Hat, $1.98 : The Miss Hobbs Hat, 91.98. Bs Had to order them again—and they're just in. The = biggest thing in hats we've seen in a long time. Pink, = black, white, rose and helio—tucked ail § = over and finished with velvet ribbon bow ° = and large rosettes. While this lot lasts... = $ a THE BON MARCHE, 314-316-318 7th. = eeepc epee sSontessetontoesentonteete, SoM MSM: < = = =| wi} The only complete housefurnishers in Washington. qi | Is proving a surpri M the satisfaction of every taste. i | i It is not necess | li arranged to suit you. ||| 901-003 Seventh St., Our Easter Opening . even to those great things from us. The consensus of opinion is that it is \ by far the best showing of spring and summer furniture that Hl was ever assembled to delight Washington. The hundreds and hundreds of Matting patterns assure Hi The rows on rows of different styles in Baby Carriages and Go-Carts will delight every mother’s heart. i The well-known excellence of our Refrigerators and in Ice Chests assure you satisfaction in this line. tH Reed, Rattan, Cottage and Garden Furniture is here in wonderful array—Gas Stoves a-plenty—and every style of furniture for every room in the house. ary to investigate the state of your pocket book before coming here to buy, as terms will be House & Herrmann, who were expecting Corner of | (Eye) St. HOW MAGGIE HER PLACE. A Lunch Room Incident and Its Fate- ful Consequences. Maggie was a waitress In a Washington unch room. Maggie's personal appearance was not king, neither was she pretty. She was just of these faithful little fly-abouts we meet in places where we go to dine with fastidious sumptuousness on drip cof- rolls, and butter and sugar and 11 mug of cream with a Japanese napkin, for 10 cents. All of the patrons of the lunch room liked little Maggie. She darted about like a will-o’-the-wisp in checked lawn dress and the whitest of spick-and-span aprons. Her hair was always neatly arranged, and the butterfly black ribbon bow she kK was never askew. i. and a cheerful word which made her a the restaurant at lunch hour. the cafe au lait col- the one patron who s of little Mag- DUNE person was artment store near the wore around her for lunch nd was one of the many clerks who were its regular patr She o use for the utive wait- ress. Once Maggie epped on the trail of her long » nd had torn the Again. the s 1 spilled “drip sales- hand and had burned ft. At least that is what she had told the proprie- tor. She hated Maggie as women are said to e of their sex toward whom they enmity, and the young } her cafe au lait color her fluffy blond hair, be- nd of deadly dislike to Mag- qaintance developed. There had b nh a time. however, when e had secretly r wrath. admired the object of She envied this beautiful crea- ture with her white hands and stately bear- ing; haughty. proud and had glanced covetously at her as uid sweep in the restaurant in all magnitude of her glory and forty-five utes for lunch. In the depths of her ent little heart Maggie aspired to the time when she, too, might become a sales- ady and wear fine clothes and have forty- five minutes for lunch. Eut this was before she had torn the gatherings in the long skirt. It is a dan- gerous thing to tear the gatherings by a misplaced foot step, and poor Maggie found it out. axeie Kk, felt sick and ill one 4: last roncomitant weakness aching attack of grip, fut with her accus- tomed liveliness. Her cheeks were flushed from inward burning, and her hands were teady. But she kept up, for she earns n living, and it was “keep up” or ko to the hospital. She kept up one day too long. She tried to walt on the haughty young lady, however, as skillfully as ever. But she forgot the butter. Then she stepped on the lady's toe, which was peeping out from beneath the edge of that fateful skirt. ¢ also forgot the Japanese napkin, and, the young lady has pretty red lips, which ‘* not improved by crumbs of bread and the stain of coffee, the look she gave and the words she spoke to the sick little wait- brought the finish. Her lunch bill ime to 18 cents and Maggie wrote the cheek for 81 cents. When the young lady handed the check to the cashier, together with a quarter, the politely asked her for 56 cents more. nung lady's face flushed with anger, and she and the cashier exchanged a few remarks which will be passed, but the sick girl's name occurred with every sev- enth word. She was summoned to the a prisoner is sent to the dock. ords were mixed up in a jungle t apologies, threats of not patron- =. admonitions and stinging reproofs. » feverishly flushed face turned momen- rily white and then burned with an en- hanced flame. The. cashier closed the drawer of the h register with a bang. The young lady nd her silk walst swept proudly out of the door, and this is the reason why poor little Maggie lost her place. —_+— R. T. Hubard Nominated. The republicans of the tenth Virginia con- gressional district have nominated, by ac- clamation, Col. Robert T. Hubard of Buck- ingham county, for Congress. Charles P. Nair of Clifton Forge and W. C. Franklin of Appomattox were elected delegates to the Philadelphia convention. —_—_—e-— At the Pan-American exposition in Buffa- lo in 1901 will be heard what is said to be the largest and finest set of church bells in this country, costing about $25,000. These chimes were cast in France in 18686, exhib- iteg at the Paris exposition in 1867, and reached Buffalo in 1868, to be hung in St. Joseph's Cathedral, where, since 1875, they have been mute. There are forty-three bells, ranging in weight from twenty-five to 5,068 pounds. FOUR FAVORITES WIN Third Day of the Benning Race Meeting. COLD, RAW WIND AT THE TRACK Ball Games of Interest in the Col- lege World. CURREN? SPORTING NEWS age Four favorites and a second choice finished in front at the Benning track yesterday, the third day of the fifth spring meeting of the Washington Jockey Club. Threatening weather prevented a large attendance, and a cold raw wind made it rather disagreeable for those present. The fields were small, and in but two of the five races was there much of a contest, the fourth and fifth. In the fourth race, Diminutive, the 2 to 1 favorite, beat Pickwickian, a 50 to 1 shot, a short neck in a driving finish, and in the last race the 7 to 5 favorite, Charentus, beat Sidney Lucas in a drive. But three horses started in the first race, First Whip, at 7 to 20, winning easily. In the second, Vouch, a two-year-old from the Walden stable, and an even-money favorite, had no trouble in Winning. The third race was a maiden hurdle event at one and a half miles, being easily won by Gould, the 3 to 1 second choice. Junius ‘S| well-known _steeple- cha hooling a horse at the track yesterday, had his collar bone broken, the horse falling and rolling on him. After being attended by Dr. Carr, the young man, a son of the late Robinson J. B. Slack, was removed to his home on the Benning road. Summary of yesterday’s races: First race, for three-year-olds and up- ward, six furlongs—First Whip, 103 (Mitchell), 7 to 20, won; Kimmage, 101 (Mc- Dermott), 4 to 1, second; Mozeltoff, 113 (Laud 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:16. Three starters. No place betting on second horse. Second race, for two-year-olds, four and a half furlongs—Vouch, 110 (McJoynt), even, won; Light Ball, 107 (Mitchell), 6 to’5 and out, second; Clodhopper, 107 (A, Hewett), 20 to 1, third. Time, 573-5. Little Winks also ran. Third race, maiden hurdle race for four- year-olds and upward, mile and a half, over six hurdles—Gould, 155 (Connolly), 3' to 1, won; Cousin Jess, 141 (Broecker), 4 to 5 and out, second; Monroe Doctrine, 158 (Dono- hue), 3 to 1, third. Time, 2:59 2 Marsian, The Purser and Lime Juice also ran. Fourth race, selling, for three-year-olds and upward, seven furlongs—Diminutive, 92 (Clawson), 2 to 1, won; Pickwicklan, 106 (Landry), %) to 1 and 15 to 1, secon Up, 103 (Seaton), 2 to 1, third. Time, 131:1-5. Sir Fitzhugh, Matt Simpson, Protus and aic also ran. Fifth race, handicap for thre and upward, mile and 100 yards—Charen- tus, 143 (Clawson), 7 to 5, won; Sidney Lucas, 118 (Mitchell), 4 to 1 and 6 to 5, second; Beau Ideal, 114 (O'Leary), 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:51 4 Brisk also ran. COLLEGE BASE BALL. year-olds The St. John’s College team of Annapolis came over to Kendall Green yesterday and the Gallaudet lads easily won by the score of 11 to 2 The visitors were weak in the field, and especially so at the bat, making but three hits and haying ten misplays. The mutes played good all-around ball, not exceptionally bad or sensationally fine. They made but eight hits, but they were bunched and drove runs over the plate. Karuth had the St. Johners complete!y at his mercy, it being apparently impossible for them to drive the ball outside the dia- mond, but three chances being given the outfielders to distinguish themselves. Al- though the Gallaudet team has had but lit- tle practice so far this spring, the indica- tions are that it will make a good record. ‘The players subordinate individual records and work energetically for the good of the team, a course that is bound to prove suc- cessful. Tomorrow the strong team from Rich- mond College will face the Gallaudets at Kendal! Green, and another Interesting game can be looked for. Cornell and University of Virginia played a close game at Charlottesville yesterday, ew Yorkers being defeated by the score of 6 to 5. The visitors played the best fielding game, but found Twirler Carter too much of a puzzle for effective stick work, their record being three lone hits, while ten men struck out. Manhattan College sent a team to Prince- ton yesterday and the Tigers enjoyed a hearty meal, the score being 26 to Z in their favor. But four hits were secured by the ors, while the home club il over the lot. vis drove the ball Only six innings were played by Yale and Tufts College clubs at New Haven yester- day on account of darkness, the sons of Eli winning by the score of 14 to 3. A home run by Shaprer with the bases all filled was ature of the game. Cornell University team is playing ‘corgetown team this afternoon. Ow- ing to the fact that the visitors had to catch an early train it was decided to be- gin the game at 2 o'clock. The Grand American Handicap at In- terstate Park. The shooting {in the grand American handicap at Interstate Park, Long Island, began at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, with 226 entries. The weather conditions were bad. The sky was clear, but the wind increased and biew almost a gale, and this helped the birds, a swift lot, to get away in a great hurry, The 2% straight score men were J. Parker, Detroit, 28 yards; B. Leroy, Campbelle, Mass. (28); A. Willey, Hadlyne, Conn. (27); D. L. Morrison, St. Paul (27); J. L. Smith, New York (27); C. Nauman, San Francisco (28); Hood Waters, Baltimore (28); C. W. Budd, DesMotnes (20); Captain Barker, New York G1); H. D. Bates, St. Thomas, Ont. @8); F. E. Sinnock, Newark, N. J. (i): Ansley H. Fox, Baltimore (28); F. H. Greer, Albany, N. ¥. (28); “Arno,” Cleveland (27): James R. Malone, Baltimore (28); EB. EB. Neal, Bloomfield, T 3,8. Hathaway, Madison, N. J. Courtney, Syra- cuse, N. Y. (28); Dr. Casey, Broo! Thomas Marshall, Kelthsburg, Ill. C, Butler, Nutley, N. J. (27); M. 8. Stevens, New York (7), and Phil Daly, jr., Long Branch, N. J. (28), Four sets of traps were in use through- out the day and the majority of the con- testants shot up to the end of the sixteenth round. n (28); GI); F. Harriman and Douglas Score Easy Wins on the Atlantie City Links. The main event yesterday of the spring tournament of the Atlantic City Golf Club at Northfield, near that city, was the men's foursome contest at eighteen holes, medal play, for two handsome prizes. The weather was fine, but a stiff wind blew across the links. , Many of the best golfers in the east- ern part of the country took part. Herbert M. Harriman and Findlay 8S. Douglas, re- spectively champion and ex-champion ama- teurs, won without trouble. They made the eighteen holes in 87, which was 10 better than their nearest competitors, J. A. Tyng and H. K. Toler. Arthur Hind of the Richmond Hills Goif C'ub won the putting and approaching event in seven strokes. There were thirty- two contestants. The conditions of the con- test were three balls over the aproaching bunker protecting the eleventh green. Each ball had to be holed. H. M. Harriman of Meadow Brook Hunt Club, H. M. Forrest, Fhiladelphia Country Club, and H. Fownes of the Pittsburg Golf Club were tied for second place, each holing the three balls in eight strokes. principal event of the tournament be- gan this morning, when the 86-hole medal play qualifying round wes played. The first 16 will qualify for the Atlantic City cup and every other 16 to finish will qual- ify for another cy FIELD NIG! R BOWLING. ngerbund Hall and i titate. Bowling enthuplast could take their choice of witn er of two contests last night. At the Saengerbund the Ger- man team was lpted &gainst the brawn of the Young Men’s Christian Association, while at Carrol) titttte the Golden Eagles competed with the chmpions of last year for a winning. e eS were naturally of great Interest,’all df the four clubs be- ing so well matched sa the championship really being within the reach of any of them. Out of ge atches the Eagles come with the it Uperceivable satisfac- tion, for by defeating the Carrolls in two of the three gaff¥es the visiting team slid into second place in the league, getting so close to the Saengers that the latter club can now easily feel the hot breath of the Eagle birl. The Carrolls become third in standing, with the Y. M. C. A., who were beating the Saengers on their own stamp- ing ground twice out of the three games, a good fourth. The awful losing streak of the Carrolis is a source of the keenest dis- appointment to their friends and support- ers. The team has lost eight of the last twelve games played, and with the cham- pionship apparently within reach they have lately coursed steadily downward. Last night Bernie Locraft returned to the game, and averaged faitly well, in spite of his long absence from the league ranks. At fhe Carroll Institute the crowd of rooters had much to delight them, when the home team got through with the visit- ors in the opening game. The Carrolls had rolled the biggest score of the season, and at a time when it seemed that Columbia's run of 16, made during the first part of the season, must stand. But every man on the Carroll team had his eye on the head pin, and the score is particularly creditable from the fact that the high total is not the result of an individually high run. There was but one 200 game, but all of the other players supported Harlow in his 219, and the grand run of 930 resulted. There were but six breaks in the entire game, and “Duke” Merritt had none of these since he played a clean game throughout. The “Duke” Merritt had none of these, since they maintained a lead throughout. The last game was a splendid exhibition of ten pins, and a very exciting finish re- sulted. Double and triple headers abound- ed, but at the opening of the last frame it seemed that Carroll must surely win, since they had a fair margin. Not a man broke on either side in the last frame, but Fritz Hanold touched them up a few for his side, and then passed it down to Laue and Armstrong. Laue continued on his good work and closed with a fine string, but the Carrolls were still ahead when Armstrong started to bowf, Every man on the opposing team had finished, and in Armstreng’s bowling the decision lay. Army Was more than equal to the task. In his ninth frame he had placed a strike, and on his first ball in the tenth the pins top- pled like grass before the cutter’s scythe. But this wi i not enough to win. His job was surely a hard one. But again he bowled and again he showed his skill, for another strike resulted, and the game was won. On his third ball he bowled seven pins, making twenty-seven in this crucial Contests at the) Ca frame. The scores follow: FIRST GAME. Carroll Institute, Golden Eagles, St. Sp. Se. St. Sp. Se. Rice. 2 6 469 Rruegger... 2 4 146 Locrat a 't 180 Cott. 1 4 134 Merritt 9 3 3 140 Gorman...) 44 3 2 447 Harlow. 7 2 -. 2 5 156 Totals....16 11 18 723 Carroll Institu Golden Eagles. Sp Sp. Se. Rice. 5 2 131 4 5 155 3 4 182 5 2 5 161 4 142) Armstrong. . 5 3 18st 21 751), Totals....16 19 810 THIRD GAME Institute. | St. Sp. Se.) # 14 22) 829 Totals. ‘aengerBund the Y. M. C. A. team won two games, ‘the la&t through merit and the second through luck, though the Saen- gers deserved to lo8e, with the score they made. The games were. witnessed by a good attendance of Spettators, and were rather tame exhibitions. There were not any noteworthy feature and no particularly creditable individual or team totals. . The scores follow. FIRST GAME. Saengerbund. ' Y¥. MO. a. St. Sp. Se.| Sp. Se. 6 169 Miter, 2 oe 5 6 139 5 4 150 4 5 160 5 176 Smith: 5 11 25 22 ‘B15 Totals... OND GAME, Saengerbund. f Y¥. M0. St. Sp St. ip Se, Burdine.... 1 134 Miller......°2° B14 Meyers.) 1 4 135 Rose 2 2 11 Howke. 0.2000 4 121 Doyles 3163 Jorss 104 188 Bun. 3 168 Spiess. 3 3 167 Smith -2 3 134 Totals.... 6 19 690 Totals....12 19 735 THIED GAME. Saengerbund. { Y. MO. A. ‘St. Sp: St. Sp. Se. 2 <2 5 168 2 . 4 126 4 175 Dogo. 2 6 165 8 175 Bunn, 4 4 174 5 ise smithl!212 3 8 175 3B Totals....12 24 B08 ow night there will be league ten- pins at the Young Men's Christian Associa- uon, the Columbias playing there. The standing of the clubs follow P.c. Saengerbund. 537 1 “518, ¥. MGA 2509, Columbia Ts 2470 Business } 1431 ¥. M. C. A. Defeats High School. The first practice game played by the ¥. M. C. A. team took place at the Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park yesterday afternoon with a team from the Central High School. The players were as follows: ¥. M. C. A—Everett, Bielaski (p.), Atchi- son, Hufty, Speare, DeMaine, Tillman, Her- ring, Atkinson. High School—Defoe, Dalrymple (p.), Rea, Gottwalf, Sterne, Werber, Hawes, ‘King, McFarland. ‘The game resulted in a victory for the XY. M. C. A. team by 18 to 3. “The next game to be played with an outside team will be on Saturday afternoon, at 4:15 o'clock, at the Y. M. C. A. Athletic Park, corner 17th and C streets northwest, with a club from the Maryland Agricultural College. Tied Georgetown Preps. The Eastern High School base ball team played its first game of the season yester- day against the Georgetown preps., and, al- though unable to defeat them, played them to a standstill, the score at the end of the ninth inning, when the game was called, being 15 to 15.<-The unfavorable weather conditions greatly handicapped the work on both sides, but unden she circumstances the game was fairly. well played. Capt. Han- retty was the life of the preps. and several times brought them to the front. The fea- ture of the game was'the pitching of Mad- den of the Easterns,:who, during the five innings which he pitched, had the George- town boys at his mercy, striking out nine of them. = Trust to Secure Bonds. The trustees of the ‘Virginia Hotel Com- pany, which recéntly “acquired the title to part of the Willard Hotel property, have placed on record a deed of trust upon the Property to secure fhe payment of 600 bonds of $1,000 each!’ payable in twenty years, with Interest at 414 per cent, paya- ble semi-annually. The trustee named in the deed filed is the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Phil- adelphia. —— Will Be Brought Here for Trial. John Edwards, who is wanted here orf the charge of embezzling about $100 from John W. Gregg, a dairyman on.O street northwest between 6th and 7th streets, was arrested at Luray, Va., yesterday. The young man, whose home is in the moun- tains near Luray, was employed as driver by Mr. Gregg, and it is alleged that when he left his employer he was short in his accounts. Edwards called at the Luray post office yesterday for a registered letter, and was arrested by the sheriff. Detective Horne went to Luray today to get the prisoner. a es THE HAVANA-AMERICAN CO., Makers. quality of tobacco is behind La Preferencia, and all lovers of a rich, fragrant cigar may rely on our statement that when you buy La Preferencia you get more than your money’s worth. More than your money’s worth. \ The Trade Supplied by LUCHS & BROTHER. Soehontontontontonbonondorerestecgecteeteetentententectenteteetenteetentonty rete * Ioc. and upward. At high-class dealers, ey “30 Minutes) | in Havana” The Havana-American Company’s guar- antee of superiority of workmanship and | | I 5s ettodentententeeteettontonontontestoeotontontortotoe toons peaostoeiocioniodoeoniotiotbotaoctetetos esol ndintiotiedtotiodteds leeks Seetetectntetetenetetestetecatetet —o CHEAPERLOCAL TELEPHONES HEARING GIVEN BY A SENATE SUB- COMMITEE. Argnments Presented in Favor of In- corporating the New Washington Co.—Contracts Already Obtained. A hearing was given yesterday afternoon by a subcommittee of the Senate committee of the District of Columbia on the bill to In- corporate the Washington Telephone Com- pany. Members of the subcommittee pres- ent were Senators Proctor, chairman; Ken- ney of Delaware, Gallinger of New Hamp- shire, Hansbrough of North Dakota and Stewart of Nevada. The hearing was begun at 2:15 o'clock by Mr. H. W. Rusk, who explained the status of telephone legislation !n the present Con- gress. He was followed by Mr. G. R. Webb of Baltimore, who made an argument at length, explaining the plans of the people who desire to form the new company. He said the plan of the company now op- erating in this city is to have a few sub- scribers at a high rate, while the company seeking operation seek to have a large number of subscribers at a small rental each, He gave instances in which new com- panies had entered cities and increased the number of subscribers, especially in the homes of the people. Time for Another Company. Mr. Webb claimed that while the Chesa- peake and Potomac Company in this city advertised 3,200 "phones their lists actually contain 2,020, plus eighty-four in the sub- urbs. He sald there had been 293 duplicate names on the list. He said his company has contracts with 2,010 subscribers for five year terms, little effort having been made to solicit subscribers in the residence sec- tions of the city. Of their contracts 752 were with people who have Chesapeake and Potomac Company telephones. He disclaimed the idea that the measured service is growing in popularity. Mr. Webb said the Chesapeake and Potomac Company had proved in court here that they could not reduce the price of telephones, and he said, that being the case, it was time for Congress to allow another company to en- ter this field as the only means of giving the people a cheaper service. Speaking of long-distance service, he said his company was making extensions that would soon result in providing such service over their telephones. Mr. Webb protested against the adoption of amendments to his telephone bill which had passed the House, especially the pro- vision for a tax of 144 per cent on its gross receipts. Finally he declared that he was satisfied the bill would pass the Senate if reported by the committee. Attitude of Subscribers. Mr. Henry F. Woodard, representing the Telephone Subscribers’ Association, re- viewed the difficulties the people in the District had met in their efforts to get a telephone service at reasonable rates, and said their only hope was in securing another company here. The association he repre- sented was satisfied of the good faith and ability of the Washington Telephone Com- pany to give the desired relief. W. N. Marbury, attorney for the tele- phone company now operating in Balti- more, did not think cheap telephone rates would ever be secured in“the District un- less they were given by a new company. For this reason no good could come from a decision of the telephone case in the Court of Appeals. The Chesapeake and Po- tomac Company had proved that it could not reduce its price. He said the new tele- phone company in Baltimore had been a success, and when it was sold by the re- ceiver it brought more money than had been invested in it. The Other Side Presented. A. 8. Worthington spoke briefly in reply to those who favored the new company. He said the stock and bonds authorized for the new company by the pending bill amounts to $1,500,000, the interest on which, at 6 per cent, Would amount to $90,000. With 1,500 telephones the new company could not pay interest on bonds and dividends on stock. He maintained that telephones could not be furnished in this city for less than the pre- vailing prices. 8. H. Brown, chief engineer of the Co- lumbia company, said he had measured the distance of the telephones in this city from the exchange and found them to be on an average one-half mile instead of two miles, as stated by Mr. Worthington. The subcommittee finally agreed to con- tinue the hearing at 2 o'clock next Monday afternoon. —_—_—__+ +-____. Knights of Pythias in Session. There was a large gathering of knights at the business meeting of J. T. Caldwell Company, No. 7, Uniform Rank of Knights of Pythias, last evening at the armory in Bunch’s Hall, when the grand chancellor of the domain of the District of Columbia, Mr. George W. Baumann, was elected and ini- tiated a member of Caldwell Company. The initiating team consisted of Major Beebe, Captain Thomas Landon, Lieutenant Skidmore, Lieutenant Sauer, Sergeant Belt, Sergeant Henning and Sergeant Miller. After the initiation there were made by Colonel Harry Coggins, Major O'Driscoll, Major Mangum, Major Beebe, Captain Landon and Captain N. Bunch. The company gave a very creditable exhi- bition drill, after which a banquet was served. —_>—__ MILITARY EUCHRE PARTY. Miles Command Entertains for Bene- fit of Relief Fund. A euchre party was given last night by the members of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Com- mand, No. 1, Spanish War Veterans, for the benefit of the organization's relief fund. The hall No. 719 6th street northwest was tastefully decorated and was filled with a representative assemblage. Members of Congress, prominent business men and so- clety people mingled in the throng and were rivals for the many and varied prizes which were offered. This organization, as its number implies, was the first to take out a charter in the National Army of Spanish War Veterans, and for months has been doing a charitable work in our midst.. The widows and or- phans of Spanish war veterans are looked after and their wants supplied, Captain Charles W. Parker, the commander, having supervision of the work of relief. One of the features of the affair of last evening was the sale of a magnificent bou- quet of roses sent from the White House conservatory, with the cards of the Presi- dent and Mrs. McKinley attached. The amount realized from this will be used to purchase a Bible for the command and the ladies’ auxiliary. Refreshments were served by the mem- bers of the auxiliary society. The affair was under the immediate super- vision of the entertainment committee, con- sisting of Messrs. Leonidas C. Dyer, chair- man; C. E. Martin, R. W. Pearson and J. T. Wilkinson. The command expresses its acknowledgments to various local firms for contributions made. —._—_ GIRL'S FRIENDLY SOCIETY. Address Upon Care of the Throat and Lungs. At the usual Monday evening mecting of the Epiphany branch of the Girl's Friendly Scciety, Dr. Mullens gave an address on the “Care of the Throat and Lungs.” In the course of his remarks mention was made of the wonderful air cells, now In great measure known and understood, lo- cated in the forehead between the eyes, in the face in close connection with the nose, as well as in this organ itself. Each group, he said, has {ts own especial function to perform, both in the respiratory action and in the production of a pure tone of voice, either in speaking or singing. in describing, anatomically, the means by which air is introduced into the system, great stress was laid by the speaker upon the amount of pure oxygen necessary to health. “The man who breathes the most,” he added, “lives the mest.” ——.—__ Major Powell’s Theme. According to the program adopted, Major J. W. Powell, director of the bureau of American ethnology, will deliver an illus- trated lecture at the Central High School this evening, describing the Grand canon of Colorado, which he has explored in person. The lecture will be free to the public. Prof. Charles Zueblin of Chicago will de- liver the first of his three lectures on “‘Brit- ish Municipal Life,” Thursday, April 26, in- stead of tomorrow, as first announced. He has wired the university extension commit- tee that he will be able to lecture here the date given, and also to give the second and third lectures of the course, April 28 and 30, in accordance with the original arrange- ment. gee Condemnation Proceeding: Responding to a request of the North Capitol and Eckington Citizens’ Associa- tion that a special jury be appointed to condemn the land for widening Eckington Place, the Commissioners have instructed the attorney for the District to inaugurate the condemnation proceedings at as sarly a date as possible, and direct that if the matter can be so arranged the marshal be requested not to wait until the jury con- cludes its consideration of the N>w Hamp- shire condemnation case. See Railway Company Sued for $1,000. Joseph W. Harp2r, through Attorney Tracy L. Jeffords, has filed suit at law against the Capital Traction Company to recover $1,000. It is alleged that on the 2d of June, 1897, the closing of a trap door operated by the defendant at 18th street and Florida avenu> frightened a team of horses belonging to the plaintiff, resulting in a runaway and damage to horses and vehicle. —— Officers of Orient Commandery. At the annual conclave of Orient Com- maandery, No. 5, K. T., held Monday night, the following officers were elected: Arvine W. Johnston, commander; Francis J. Wood- man, generalissimo; Edwin B. Hesse, cap- tain general; Wm E. Miller, senior war- den; Allen Bussius, junior warden; Chas. J. O'Neill, prelate; John Schultz, treasurer; W. Harry Olcott, recorder; Fred. 8. Caw- son, standard bearer; Chas. L. Lanham, sword bearer; Chas. Fernald, warder. sé Play Ball!fi’’ 0000 Your nine ought to be ta the field now. 0000 Let's have a teik with your business © 0°00 manager. Suits, Balls, Masks, Gloves, 9000 Bats, &e., at special prices to clubs. Insg fi. A. Tappan & Co., © ap2-3m-11 AFFAIRS IN GEORG TOWN. General News Items Gathered Went of Rock Creek. At the regular meeting of Potomac Com- mandery, No. 3, Knights Templar, held last evening at Masonic Hall, 32d s the following offic were elected to for the ensuing John Wagner, eminent commander; W. S. Waddy, gener- alissimo; James A. Raeburn, captain gen- eral; R. L. Middleton, senior warden: Geo. Freeman, junior warden; H. G. Wagner, Fr. treasurer; A. B. Bennett, recorder; W. Hunt, prelate: Benjamin F. Harper, sta ard bearer; W. L. Ashby, sword bearer; W. 8..Olive, warder. The funeral of W. P. Elliott was held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from hi dence, 3058 M street. At the conclus the services the funeral cortege proc to Walker's Chapel. about a mile and a half from the Chain bridge, in Virginia, where the interment was made. The death occurred Tuesday, after an illness of sev- eral days. The deceased was sixty-three years of age. The work of laying out a golfing grounds for the Dumbarton Club has been com- menced, and the members expect to use the links by May 1. The grounds will be lo- cated in the subdivision of Burleith, begin- ning immediately to the rear of the home of the House of the Good Shepherd and ex- tending entirely over the large area north and west to the woods that surround the place, and which have been used of recent years as a picnic grounds by the colored residents. John A. Heenan has sold for John Me- Gowan the three-story frame building on Bank street known as lot 28 of square 1206, having a frontage of nineteen feet and a depth of sixty feet. The purchaser is Gen. 3. B. Erwin. The consideration is not named. S. D. Goddard has taken out a permit to make a number of repairs to houses 2u%4 2936_M street. ¥ Ford, colored, aged forty, was ar- rested last evening by Policeman Cornwell on a charge of stealing a coat ani vest, valued at $4, from John Temple. Star Advertisements in Georzetown. 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