The Washington Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1892, Page 1

v THE ALPHA Life insurance Compa DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 1607 Lite St., NORTHWEST. (Y. M. C. A. Building.) WM. E. MATTHEW:, + Treasurer ¢. A. FLEETWOOD, H. H. WILLIAMS, Secty.; Asst. Actuary Assessments from 5 cts. to 25 cts. per week Policies Up vo $300.00, ‘ $5.00 per 6 No asse “sments on stock, iM. HOLLAND, = Presdt.; THE ALPHA REAL ESTATE—BANKING CO. 1607 11th Street, n. w, M. M. HOLLAND, Presdt. Cc. A. FLEETWOOD, Cashier. K -celves depo ite of any amount, Loans made On real estate. interest paid on Time deposits. THE ALPHA LAW, REAL ESTATE AND COLLECTION COMPANY. 1607 11th Street, n. w. wu. M. HOLLAND, Presdt. E. M. HEWLETT, Counsellor, THOS. B. WARRICK, Examiner of Titles. y bought, sold, leased, rented, and 6 law In all Courts. ‘Hections made. F ire insurance senewed or placed in relia bie Companies and at lowest rate<, Money ad ed with whico to purchase a home. and life of purchaser insured, so that hould be dite in the mean time, the home wil: bepald for, (ail tor send for Pamphlets, $ Where to carry your orders D. FREEMAN Studio, 1159 17th St., n. w., Cor. 17th a M FINE PORTRAITS in Crayon, Oil and Pastel, enlarged to any size from Curd and Tintype. True Likeness Guaranteed, Month ud Weekly Payments taken. GREAT REDUCTION FOR CASH. Lessons given: Flower, audecapet Painting ec. Children’s class every Saturday, from Wto 3o0’clock, 25cents per lesson. Banner and Sign Painting of ever description. Ordeis Promptiy.ettended to, “a For Reut. Apply at the hell from janitor n the ball. 013m. A. O, Hutterly, (Oppo. new city postofiice.) Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler. Manofactarer of Society Badges, Medals and Jewels of Gold aud Silver. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Fine and Complicated Watch and Music Box Repairing & Specialty. All Work Warranted. No. 632 G St., n. w. : WASHINGTON, D. 0. With Wm. F. LUTZ. Pensions The Disability Bill is a Law. SOLDIERS DISABLED SINCE THE WAR ARE ENTITLED. Dependent widowg and parents now depen- dent whose sons dicd from effects of army = Noes are included. If you wish your <i ‘peedily and successfully prosecuted, ress JAMES TANKER late Commissionea of Pensions. Washington, D.C. J.H. Dabney UNDERTAKER & CABINET MAKER. Office 441 L Street N. W. “ARRIAGKS FOR BIRKS. Telephoue 845 F. Spt 11 mo | PHILADELPHIA! «+o HOUBE....... 4A GOOD HOME IN VIRGINIA. HIGH VIEW PARK. _ Why don’t you buy a lot? There 18 money in it. High ground, bean- | tifal views, pure water. Small monthly payments will pay for your lot and then you can soon o own bome. % coil HIGH VIEW PARK is located on one of the highest points in Alexandria county, Vir- gina, less than two-and-half miles from the free (Acquedact) bridge, on the main road to Falla Charch and on the line of the Projected electric railroad, which Will be built to Falls Chareh, . High View Park offers iuduce- ments to ali, mech and poor, white and colored. The ground lies slop- ing to the south, well drained, and every lot exposed tothe sun. All lots are 50 feet front and from 150 to 200 feet deep. The streets will be all graded and trees planted, and no pains will be spared to make this one of the most attrac~ tive and beautifal places around Washington. The title of the lots is perfect and abstract can be seen at office. The health of this section is per- fect, no malaria, bat pure fresh air, from the Blue Ridge, and the best and purest ot water. The terms uf sale are such as to pat it in the power of everyone to own a lot or a bome ; aud the prices, the lowest around the city, with small cash, and monthly payments without interest, or a discount when all cash is paid. The erection of several bouses will soou be commenced. CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, STORES> ETu- High View Park has two colored churches, one school house, one Odd Fellows’ hail, two stores, and anew handsome church will soon be commenced. High View Park bas the most Washington. High View Park offers a home within the reach of everyone. High View Park is just the thing for an investment or a home. High View Park overlooks Four Mile Valley, aud is above maleria and disease. Wives and Children — Perfect home life. Plenty of room tor lawns, flowers, and out-door lite. Quiet and Clean—No Smoke, no dust, no soot; atmosphere clear as crystal. Secure a home. Secure a vote. Purchase now before prices ads vance. Pure, water, fresh air, per fect health, schools, charcbes, Odd Fellows’ ball, stores, etc. In short, nice homes for all and a safe in- vestment for the rest. We will drive ycu out to see the property free iply to Higu EW PARK CO., Room §, Corcoran building, corner 15th and F Streets, Waskiugton, D. C., or beautiful and desirable lots around | WASHINGTON, D © SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 18 Popular Subseription FUND. To Carry On the work of the ¥. M.CA. of D.C. _ The directors ot the above named lassociation have secured the build- ng formerly known as the ‘Forest City House” 1607-9 11th st., O. Ww. They have fitted it up tor the se of the members, who are inti- ‘led to the following priveleges : A reading room where files of the leading religious and secalar Papers, magazines and reviews may be found; a miscellaneous hbrary of four hundred volamnes and a pleasant and home like pars lor for social gatherings, religious talks and lectures. The work on she gymnasium and bath rooms ts being pushed rapid- ly forward, and will be completed in the near future. In order tbat »we may be enabled to meet the heavy obligations under which we are placed and to extend the work to a great degree of usefulluess we ‘bavedevised the following plan by ‘which we appeal to all persons having the weltare of young men at ‘heart for belp. The city has been divided into ‘thirty districts, and each district ‘will be placed in the hands of a su pervisor who will appoint as many solicitors as he may need to do the work in his district. It is believed that in this way every person in :the district will be given the exalt~ ed opportunity of helping a worthy ‘cause, We ask for the small sum of one dollar in cash from each person for which we will give a certifisate re- ceipt. Solicitor will show due au thority from the president and general sct’y, with the seal of the association afiixed thereto, be sure to pay money only to such author. ized agents who will take pleasure lv in producing the required evi dence. COMMITTEE: M. M. Smith, Chairman Geo. M. Cuok, Secret :ry ; T. L. Brown, J. T. Davir, F. D. Lee. E. R. Rossel, JH. Merriwetber, President ; J. E. Moorland, Gen. Secretary The following persons bave en duly appointed supervisors in the varigus districts Priuce A, Grimes, 2508 Mesmore avenue. W. B. Johnson, 130€ Ith street pn. w. J. W.Cromwel, 1439 Pierce Place. S McElroy, 2006 10, street pn. w. Madison Jones, 2117 K street o.w. F. D. Lee. 1119 4:h street n.w BR. T Drew, 1112 19th streeton. w. E R Russell, 17408 |: ‘street n. w. Oliver Arnold, 419 Q ‘street vn. w. J W. Taylor, 903 1Lth northwest, Hamil on Rucker, 1250 New Jersey avenue; W. fl. Liver- pool, Avacostia Geo, Martin 208 New York avenue W. A. Thowar, 1523 L street n w W- H. Scort, 1818 R street n w JT. Davis, 213 M ssachasetts ave E. L. Webster, i711 8th street uw L. A Cornish, W. CALVIN CHASE, 1109 [St no. w. ESTABLISHED 1866. G7 BUGASTIAL'S Laun OFFICE 512 B street 8. @ J W Buteb.r Capital H.N, J T Reyvold, 2216 12, street bn J T Beason, 2701 Dun, barton avenue AS Jackson, 2608 : P street n w. <a 861 Pennsylvania Avenue. — Gold and silver watches, dia~ monds, jewelry, pistols, gons, mes ebanical tools, ladies’ and geotle- men’s wearing apparel. Old gold and silver bought. Unredeemed pledges for sale. A PATRIOTIC WORK, Bvery person she is opposed to Bree Prada pendence secured through the polieyaf Pro- tection, should read the documents published by the American Protective Tariff League. As 2 patriotic citisen it is your duty to place these documents in the hands of your friends. They are interesting and instructive, and embrace @iscussions of all phases of the Tariff question. ‘The League publishes over 50 different doco- RESTAURANT & SALOON 4 Peunsylvania Ave., Northwest Washington, D.C. PETER B. + wa, train from A “FLYER, INDEED” THE FASTEST SCHEDULED TRAIN AMERICA RUNS FROM PHILADEL PHIA TO THE SEA VIA READ- ING ROYAL ROUTE, That there is « streak of “spo ties v'ocd” in the veins of the most s date amoug us is evidenced by the univer] ist rest manifi sted in railway speeds and the delight with which the average man each successive triumph of the lece- ve over the combined. elements of im and distance, ithe mueb-vanntel “Flying Scotch- m.v? express tra'n between London ond Kdiuburgh, in Great Bri ain, is still re- garded ty many persons 48 the fa-'est regula ly scl.e aled train in the w ald. This, however, is a mirtike, the specd ff the “scotehmin” having Leen exerlld yeral :ailroada in this convtry, no- tably by the New York Central, Whos» “Kupire Stare Express” between New York and Buffalo bas, until within a few days, claim d the tit]: of the fastest me ular train in the world. This cel brates train rans from New York to Biff.ly, ‘distane. of 440 miles, In eight tou:s and . forty winutes, which is at the rae of sates : ile, tit seventy—o-e seconds to cach “nile oraee o-tainds mils per bour. D ae the average running time cf shis tram is mabe aud twelve une-hua- aredths miles per hour. ; ea however, comes a new ee fa wh s,¢@:d honors. 1t has been a ed inat the Reading Rail 010’s 3:3) p. Puiladelphia to Auantic 92. city, known as the “Seyenty Minute. Fiser”, ie actually the fastest regularly scheduled passenger train in the world. The distance from Chestnut street wharf to the Camden terminus of the railroad is about a mile and a half, and the fer- ry boat trip and transfer of the passeng- ers from the boat to the cars occupies ten minutes. This leaves sixty mi utes for the rfsi ride, and that is precisely the time g/lowed by the schedule to cover the fifty-five and a half miles which inter- vene between the Camden depot and the station at Atlantic City. A little fizur- ing will show that this is a gpeed of six- ty-five seconds to the mile, or the rate of fifty-five and a half miles pst hour, beat- ing the former record six seconds per mile and almost five miles per hour, Itshould be understood that this refers to the speed of regularly scheduled trains over the «nti e length of their scheduled runs, «nl not to mere phenomen | bursts of sped or stretches of fast running to make up for lot time or delays. She rate of fiity-five and a half miles is ex- eveded every day on the Reading Rauail- road, and possibly on sone other lines, but on no rail o d in the world, so far as known, is there a train run from end to en'l of its route ut so great an average speed as that ef the “Seventy Minute Flyer.” When the I .tter was established it was not «ith the purpose of braking a record, but the officisls was confident of thei: a- bifity torua a train safely and promt in the specified time or less if required. It was determined, however, to limit the train to six cars to insure quickness, This was found to be impracticable, and for more than a week the train has been eartying eight cars, including one or more heavy Pullmans,-and making schedule timeonevery trip. President McLeod can now congratu- late himself that his road holds the “tworld’s record” for the fastest mile (39 4.5 seconds, us timed August 27, 1891, by President McLeod, Mr. William Singerly. of the Philadelphia Recerd, and others), and also has upon its time table the tast- est regular train in the world, S STiny Liver Pills$ @ Finy Liver Pills, remet rare wonderful tn thcty ofects pepe ete Snoephiere. - Elogas CS Price, 250, 39: NN. @80CCCCCCO oe Sne teztor caicniatea for 4 minute or “Well,” he said, “I guess about three hundred and seventy-five dollars.” “What?” and the young man’s mouth flew open. “About three hundred and seventy- five dollars,” repeated the tailor, calmly. The young man leaned up against a pile of cloth to regain his composure. «How m cosh?” he inanived ig Mr. Blaine Better. {t is announced in Washington by Mr. Blaine’s family that he is much better, and he is slowly recovering his strength, Caprivi Answers Bismarck. Ou introducing the army bill into the German Reicastag, Chancellor Caprivi made a lengthy speech upon the rela- tions existing between Germany and France He declared that Germany was at peace with all nations, and would encounter no difficulty in maintaining ils dignity. He admitted the great in- el 2 in the defensive power of France, and commented on the alliance between France and Russia, asserting that the Czar was friendly to Germany, but that a powerful faction had arisen inimical to German interests, He denied the statement recently made by Prince Bis- marek to the effect that the war with France in 1870 was brought about by Bismarck in opposition to the wishes of the old Emperor through the falsification of dispatches, and showed by official documents that Emperor William was not wanting in courage at that crisis. The main obj-ct-of the speech was te carry the bill for the increase of the army, and it produced a great effect. A Nebulous Comet. The astronomers during the past week have succeeded in throwing no light upon the comet in the constellation An- dromeda, which has attracted so much attention. Some of them, among whom is Professor Lewis Smith, of Rochester, still maintain that it is Biela’s lost comet, and that it crossed the earth’s orbit op Sunday last, altliough the two bodies were far apart. Other observers believe it to be an entirely new comet, and that its orbit could not under auy circum- stances bring it within 100,000,000 miles of the earth. Brilliant metoric showers, such as have character'zed the period for the return of Bielas’ comet, occurres. during the week. No Comet Appeared. Clouds hid the sky on Sunday and Monday evenings when astronomers ex pected to witness many meteors, which are supposed to be tue exploded frag- iments of Biela’s comet, which was due on that date. A dispatch from Boise. , Idaho, says that a wonderfully beantifw: j meteoric display was witnessed there { ais display had nothing to do with the comet now known as Holmes’ comet, {which astrouomers now find has beer steadily receding from instead of ap- proaching the earth, PEARY’S PLANS PROGRESSING. The Bold Explorer Gives His Ideas for His Second Trip. Although it is estimate:t that the trip will costabout $25,000, Lieutenant Peary, who is greatly pleased with the success of the Academy of Natural Sciences, of *hiladelphia, in securing for him a three years’ leave of absence from the Navy Department is sanguine of raising the necessary funds by next June, when the expedition will start -for the Arctic regions. His proposition to the Academy was that if his leave of absence could be secured he would provide the funds for equipping and defraying the expenses of the expedition. Inan interview the lieutenant stated briefly the principal ob- jects of the expedition, as follows: Cirst, to define the outlines of certain tetached land massee known to -exist north of Greenland proper. Second, to letermine the unknown east coast, southward from Independence Bay to ape Bi arck, and third, to pursue the sturly of the natives and their habits, the Movements of the glaciers and other features of interest to science. “As to the personnel of the expedi- tion,” he said, “I can, of course, say nothing. In fact, I know very little about my plans, for almost nothing has been decided upon. But I shall start to work at ouce, aud by the last of Decem- ber, I think, most of the details will be arranged, I don’t know whether we will be able to secure the Kite again or not. [€ not, we shall eudeavor to charter a vessel as near like her as possible. The axpedition will probably start about the middle of June. ‘The summer will be apent in making observations, and we shall winter at McCormick Bay, or at some point in the Whale Sound re- gion,” When asked whether any attempt would be made to ascertain beyond doubt the fate of John Verhoeff, the lieutenant replied that a thorough search would be instituted among the native villages. If he is alive, he said, he would no doubt be found among the natives. {t has not been decided whether or not Mrs. Peary will accompany her husbaud on the three years’ voyage. CARELESS ABOUT YOUR MAIL? fhen You Helped to Swell These Dead- Letter Office Figures. The annual report of D. P. Leibhardt, Superintendent of the Dead-Letter Bu- reau Post Office Department, shows that there were 5.520,788 domestic m letters received, a decrease of 71,7 compared with the previous year. ‘There were 557,646 domestic unmailable letters received, of which 994 contained un- mailable articles ; 95,449 were held for Postage; 49,914 were misdire.-ted ; 82.612 were wholly without address, and 2,677 were of a miscellaneous character. Of the matter mailed in foreign countries there were 541,933 letters, an increase of 25,986. Of the foreign letters, 71,763; an increase of 5,280, were misdirected, Seven hundred and seventy-five thou- 3and three hundred and ninety-nine let. ters and parcels of domestic aud foreign origin were returned to owners unopened and 6,003,615 were opened for treatment. Lhirty thousand six hundred and ninety- one letters contained money to the amount of $48,864; 20,618, containing $38,924, were restored to senders or were in process of restoration, the rest being filed for want of proper clues. Thirty thousand three hundred and thirty-six contained drafts, checks, notes, deeds, mortgages, etc,, representing $1,615.435, of which 28,638, containing $1,296,072 were restored to owners. A Steamer Disabled. The North German Lloyd steamship Spree, which left Southampton Nov. 23 for New York, broke its main shaft when 1,000 miles from Queenetown, and part of the machinery knocked a hole in the bottom of the vessel, allowing tons of water to flow into the steamer. For a time a panic prevailed and the officers were helpless to calm the fears of the passengers. During the excite- ment a second-class passenger named Paul Kolson was so terribly frightened that he jumped overboard and was djrowned. It was soon seen, however, that the water-tight bulkheads were answering the purpose for which they were con- structed, and that, though the water was pouring into the compartment be- aeath the second cabin, very little was setting into the other compartments, which kept the vessel afloat. A passing steamer, the Lake Huron, towed the ljisabled Spree back to Queenstown. Among the passengers were Gen. O. O. Howard, United States Army, and Dwight L, Moody, the evangelist. Divers are endeavoring to stop the hole inthe Spree. The stern of the Spree aas risen somewhat. The owneraof the Laké Huron, which rescued her, claim $125,000 salvage, and bond for the amount has been given. Election Echoes. The total Prohibition vote in New York State was 38,000. The official plurality for the Weaver 2lectors in Colorado is 14,368. Harrison’s official purality in Ohio, over Cleveland is 1,072. Bidwell, Prohi. vitionist, received 26,012 votes, and | Weaver, 14,852. ' ‘The official count in Wisconsin gives Peck, Democrat, for Governor, 178,198; Spooner, Republican, 170,854; Peok’s plurality is 7,844, i President-elect Cleveland has returned to his home in New York from a week's hunting at Broadwater Island, Va. The latest California returns indjsatea possibility that the State Electo“al vote may be divided between Demioérats and Republicans, ‘The Thuron coal tract neat Pottsville, Pa., said to be rich in anthracite, has been purchased by Scranton capitalists for $105,000. of the ‘Treasury :Fair- Ex: child declares that he las-mo reason te suppose President Cleveland desires him to enter the Cabinet. Senator Hill is said to -have ‘been of- fered che position of counsel to the Equitable Life Insurance Company, at 2 salary of $25,000 a year. Edward Hallinger, colored, the’ mar- derer of his mistress, was sentenced in the Hudson county court house,..at ‘Jersey City, to be hanged on Decem- ber 22. An Erie vestibuled train, running at a high rate of speed, killed William Conk- lin and wife, Edward Blanchard and wife, and Mrs. Maggie Pitts, while they were crossing the track at Elmira, N. Y. Jacob Gerber has returned to Neb., after an. absence of nearly two years in Russia, where he was arrested and sent to Siberia, from which piace he escaped after suffering great havdships. Josephine Hargrove, acolored woman, has been arrested at Red Bank, N. J., on a charge of murdering her infant child, The woman denied the charge at’ first, but finally confessed that she committed the deed. Alex. Jacques, who claims to be: the champion fasting man of the world, be- gan a fifty-days’ fast in New York, Mon- Jay, while Arthur Wiullmeau is endeav- oring to accomplish a similar feat at Cleveland, Ohio. The New York Court of Appeals af- firms the lower court in finding Henry W. McGonegal guilty of manslaughter in the first degree in having caused the death of Annie Goodwin, New York; by a criminal operation, A jury at Binghamton, N. Y., ac- quitted Mrs. Ada. F. Delong, who ehot and killed her faithless husband on the night of October 10, 1891. The defense was emotional insanity, brought om by brutal treatment and jealousy. It is thought likely the President wil! send a brief message to Congress next Monday stating that he will forward his regular communication later. The re cent deaths at the White House have de- layed the completion of the message. The struggle for Governor of Wyoming still continues. Osborne, the Democratic contestant, still remains in possession: .of the capitol and has issued a proclama- tion. Acting Governor Barber also sent out a statement to the people. J. P. Morris: and Frederick Smith, desperate burglars, entered the National Bank at Allentown, Monmouth County, N. J., “covered” the cashier and his as- sistant, ordered forth all the funds and made off. Cashier Hutchinson gave chase and with others captured the mey. The boiler of engine 542, of the Lehigh Division of the Philadelphia and Read- ing Railroad, exploded last Wednesday, at the colliery at Brownsville, Schwyl- kill county, Pa., where it was running in a draft of empty coal cars. Engineer Witiam Barry, aged -forty+five,: was in- stantly killed, and Simon Neifert, a fire- man, was badly scalded and may also die. The Valkyrie tobe Built Secretly. Mr. Watson, to whom has been given the work of designing for Lord. Dun- raven the yacht Valkyrie, which is te contest in the coming summer for the America’s cup, should a race for the trophy be arranged, says that the vessel will be built seeretly on the Clyde. - Mr. Watson positively refuses te say whether she will be constructed witha keel orcen- terboard or to give any particulars what ever regarding the new yacht. The Valkyrie will be commanded by Capt. William Cranefield, and willbe manned by Ehglishmen. She will take part in several races in British waters before crossing the Atlantic. Religious Excitement. A strange case of religious excitement has been engend at the meetings'of the Free Methodists in the village of Newfane, eight miles north of Lock- port, N.Y. Mrs. George Wable tore off ribbons, jewelry and other furbelows and threw them before the church altar. Lucy Banker, a girl stood on the creek oridge and stripped her rings from her fingers and threw them, with othes jewelry, into the water. Farmers are neglecting their work to attend the meet ings day and night. H. C. Frick Sued for $150,000. William Frey voge: ue besum proceed- ings at Pittsburg, Pa., uguiust H.C. Frick for $150,000 damages. Freyvogel was one of the jurors in the Critchlow murder trial. He was employed asian electrician by the East End Company and was dismissed. Freyvogel thinks he was dismissed through the infleencs of Frick on account of the acquittal of Critchlow; hence the suit for damages. Louls Kessuth Dying. Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot ‘s reported to be dying. He celebratev the ninetieth anniversary of hiebirth a short time ago. For forty years he-was. one of the chief actors on the stage of European politics, . ae