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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
GEORGETOWN.

SUICIDE OF AN OLD MAN BY HANGING.
For some time past Jas. Lynch has exhibited
signs of mental alteration. which at times was
aggravated by drink. Last night Lynch made
a rope of his shirt sleeves and hung himself to
post in the rear of his residence. No. 1921 %
street His absence from home was noticed
about o'clock last night by member OF his
family. who made diligent search for him.
but did not find him. Later in the night
Lynch's hfeless body was found hanging as
above described and frozen stiff. The coroner
was notified and will hold an inquest this after
noon. The deceased was in the sixty-sixth year
of his age.
A CHARGE OF LARCENY.
Although pretty well to do, Colonel Bran
son, a young colored man, was arrested yester-
day by Officer Coleman and charged with the
theft of a blacking brush from Knowles grocery
store. Branson was liberated upon the deposit
of SIS collateral by his father. In the Police
Court today Judge Miller fined the defendant
IS.
BENEFIT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY.
The Dickens Carnival" given by the pupils
of the Georgetown High School last night at
Curtis Hall for the benefit of the library of the
High School, was attended by large audience.
REAL ESTATE SALES.
E. H. Tickling, real estate agent. reports the
following recent sales: For Vim. Whelan to r.
H. Goldsborough, parts lots and 10, square
70, improved, Georgetown, DC, for sI2 1886. Al
cash To Wolf Nordlinger and NJ. Blumenthal.
part lot 9. same square. improved, for $4,000
cash. To Thaddeus c. De Lyon. part lot ia,
square Il, improved, Georgetown, DC;
81, 500. To. W. H. West Il Bro. for II. A. Phil
lips. part lot 80. square35. Georgetown. DC;
$4,000. For Robert Proctor to Geo. A. Nix
dorf, parts lots 80 and 81, square AZ, George
town, DC, improved; 5000. For W. H. West
Il Bro. to Geo. A. Nixdorf, part lot 20. square
50, improved, Georgetown, DC, $500. For
VIM. A. Gordon and James H. Taylor. assignees,
to c. P. Williams, part lot -. square 81, i'm
proved, Georgetown. DC: $4,000. For Vim.
H. Manogue to c. NJ. N. Latimer. part lot log,
square So, Georgetown, DC: $3.50. For I. l..
and A. b. Cropley to r. A. Phillips part lot so.
square IS, Georgetown. DC; $1,000. For NJ.
c. Mitchell to H. Hollerith, lot 6, square lib,
Georgetown. % 5OO
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JERRY SIMPSONS SOCKS.
A Kansas Statesman Well Heeled for -
Coming Winter.

A Kansas Statesman Well Heeled for -.
Coming Winter.
Topeka Special 10 the ST. Louis Republic
Jerry simpson, who has been elected 10 Con-
gress from the sixth district on the AIisnc.
ticket, made remarkable canvass. In everv
speech that he made he took Oh his shoes ana az.
hibited his bare feet in order 10 demonstrste A
his audience that he was too poor 10 wear soch.
Today he received from the Fort Scott vocl..,.
mills a handsome pair Of socks, sccompsnisS
by the following letter:
Now the election ID over cold xinter 4. 49,.
ing on and it is not meet that one ~ n.
tribunes should appear on the steps OF the o.
itol without socks; therefore, Jerry. hers~tI
inclose you pair of socks; not The r.,.;s;ae
stocking OF costly sill, but socks ms(,e g..
good, honest wool, wool grown by Ksasss sars.-
ers on the backs Of Kansas sheen and -.
featured at the only successful wooden ,asn =
the state. Take them, Jerry, and vear tn ~
They are good, honest socks and vii A. sm.
good service. They are not 10 fine a. ~ W soe
your compeers will wear in Wssh;c-se1 u
they are well betting q good. straicSt -, -
kansas American, as know Won Ia ~
when any one undertakes 70 claim thss ana
cans cannot compete with the vile go Amera-
py paoper labor Of Europe from Ola hos as
blankets, cast-of undershirts and rse, nofse
smallpox hospitals, which the very 49,
ested importers call foreign eoods .h INNER
your socks and tell them how thew ~S os tnen
from honest Kansas wool" "ers nAos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
THE GREEN GOODS MN.
A New scheme and an Important Arrest -
New York City.

The green goods swindlers who have for wears
been operating from. in and about New fort
city recently devised q new scheme. which
by representing themselves as belonging -
some syndicate OF mining company and arr~ng-
ing with fourth-class postmaster ON some star
route away from the regular lines OF travel 70
forward their mail 90 them rs they may decide.
This results ia the green goods men ds-
recting the victim Co address his conn
munications 10 them at the small post
Office. The postmaster, sometimes knowing
that he is doing wrong and at other
times being deceived. forwards the green
goods letters or holds them until a carrier
from New York comes after them. A short
time since the postmaster at Alber' Mich, Mas
approached by the green goods men. VINO
offered him good weekly salary TO co-operate
with them. The postmaster reported TINS 70
the Post Office Department. Mr.. bathoone,
the chief inspector. immediately instructed the
postmaster Ia accept the employment from the
green goods men. holding intact the money
paid Co him. which he did. The result Is that
Inspectors Jacobs and Fisher have just arrested
a New York green goods man with 500 green
goods letters which he had just taken from the
Alber Office. This arrest is considered very
important one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
ITALIANS NOT PREFERRED.
Supervising Architect windrim Likes Ameri-
can Scuiptors Rest, After All.

Supervising Architect Windrim Likes Arneri-
can SCULPTOR Beet, After All.
at amuses me very much TO learn that an
accused by certain gossiping persons Of pre-
ferring to hire Italians for nv modelling work
to the exclusion Of native-born Americans"
raid Supervising Architect windrim Of the
treasury to a reporter for THE STAR. ''why
should it be imagined that like the sons Of
Italy better than my own countrymen? The
notion is absurd on the face Of il. As a matter
of fact, the men / employ are engaged without
the slightest regard for nationality. NV duty
is to have the work done in the best possible
manner, and choose those men who exhibit the
greatest degree of competency.
Il much prefer to hire Americans. other
things being equal. Unfortunately, artisans Of
this nation sadly inferior in point of artistic
skill to foreigners. 1t would not be correct TO
say that the Italian is the best sculptor in the
world. because other work good as his as
produced here and elsewhere. But the truth is
that the men OF Italy. generally speaking. have
a natur Il inclination for art. Whenever they
rise above the pursuit of merely unskllled labor
they seem usually to betake themselves to
modelling or painting. Thus I find that out of
the entire number Of capable men in this line
OF employment from whom / have 20 choose n
greater number are Italians than of any other
country. Americans are always very much in
the minority In the sculpturing department
which / control. for the simple reason that
there are few of them 20 be found who
pable. However. Germans and Frenchmen
are usually very well represented in the mod
cling shop. The maximum pay for a sculptor
employed by the treasury is IS day. hut for
that much we often obtain the highest skill and
talent Many really first-rate artist Is
mighty glad. when threatened with the poverty
which SO commonly afiicts that profession. to
hire himself out for $50 week.
''Of course. the modelling shop devotes its at
tention exclusively to making models Of sculp-
lures and designs for stone ornamentation TO
adorn the government buildings in various
parts of the country. At present make il a
practice to send work: drawings in MANY
cases instead of models. There are eleven
artists employed at the shop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13

There brilliant game of foot ball played
yesterday at New Hampshire avenue and r
street, the contesting teams being the High
School and the Emerson Institute. The former
won by a score of $50. This was the first APP
pearance of the High School team and for that
reason was all the more interesting. The inter-
fering of Swart. Clark. Gregg and Swan was
particularly brilliant. Touch downs were made
by Swan GU, Clark GU. Cockrell %. McRoberts
%. Swart kicked goal. Splendid runs were
made by Swan, Clark and McRoberts. Mr.. Sam
Davis. referee: Mr.. Charles Harris, umpire.
The High Schools expect to play the Emersons
again on Wednesday and Second Kendall Greens
on Friday and the Duponts in the near future.
Challenges will be gladly received by A. T.
Menocal, Washington High School, city.
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A Model Of Neatness.

''Noodles is certainly the neatest fellow ]
ever knew about his personal habits" said
Snoopkins at the Platypus Club one afternoon
this week.
SLOW sop
One of the other men in the group about the
little table at the east front window put the
query and Snoopkins replied:
swell, mean that Noodles is an orderly fell
low in his ways. You know very few men have
any notion Of putting things away. But he
really has"
''Such things as what?'
''Why, clothes. At all events, was thinking
Of them in particular. I've roomed with good
many fellows in my time, but of all of them
Noodles is the most careful man as to the man
ner in which he puts his things away when he
goes to bed"
''How does he do it. dear boy?''
"Well, you know the average man when he
undresses walks around the room and throws
his coat in one corner, his trousers in another.
his necktie and collar in one place, his shirt
in another place, and 30 on, distributing his
garments without regard to order. But with
Noodles it is different. He perambulates the
bed room as he disrobes also, but he chucks
his things in pile all in the same spot. No
matter where he takes OF a garment he waits
until he has got around to the same corner
again before he deposits it. That's what call
neatness. Don't your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
TheiTie in Illinois Broken.

A dispatch from Topeka. Kan, to the New
York Times rays: The tie between the demo-
Gratis and republicans in the Illinois legislature
is broken by the discovery that George c. Nc
Crone of the Quincy district is ineligible. Mr..
McCrone. republican. was commissioned notary
public in Wichita. Kan. by Gov. Martin, March
8, III 1887. upon his affidavit that he was bona
fide resident of Kansas. There came with his
application the affidavit Of other citizens of
Wichita to the same effect. The Illinois law
requires residence of five years. McCrone
denied that he was ever a resident of Kansas
and then wrote Il letter to the secretary of
state of Kansas asking him to suppress this
affidavit and his application for the place Of
notary public"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
FOUR Patients NOW

Who Receive Daily Injections Of DIR. Koch's
Lymph ut Garfield Hospital.
The experiments with DIR. Koch's lymph are
still being madeat Garfield Hospital, though no
marked effects are yet to be noted. The regu-
lar daily injections were made this morning
and two more patients have been added TO
those already under the care OF DR.. Magruder
and DR.. Eda, making four in all. Both of
these are young men who have applied for
treatment. One was treated for the first time
yesterday and the other this morning. While
no marked improvement s looked for so soon.
neither have any bad effects been caused and
the physiciaps feel very much encouraged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
VICTOR Z. ADLER'S
TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE.
HATS, CAPS
The Shiloh Baptist Church Trouble.

The Shiloh Baptist Church Trouble.
The trouble in the Shiloh Baptist Church
about the selection of new pastor led to an
arrest at the church last evening This morn
ing the case was tried in the Police Court.
Edward Odom was the person on trial and the
charge against him was disorderly conduct
Special Officer Peterborough who is also
member of the church, was the prosecuting
witness. He told the court that he was placed
at the door last night to keep out persons
who were not members of the church
and that when OdOm came along witness re-
fused to let him in. He insisted on entering
and attempted to push witness aside. His con-
duct attracted large crowd. The judge asked
II Odom was not member. of the church.
Witness replied that Odom had been expelled
The judge thought that those inside didn't want
the other side or faction in and spoke of the
ways that these church factions figure out
majOrities. and said that the case was not one
that should be tried in court. The charge was
thereupon dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
ALEXANDRIA.
A crrx coNrp.cr c,xcr,

CITY CONTRACT CANCELLED.
The council committee on the poor have re-
ceived complaints as to the character OF the
provisions furnished the poor on the order OF
the city authorities. 1t is alleged that both in
quality and quantity injustice has sometimes
been done. The committee has Cancelled the
current contract for wood at $3.50 per cord
and awarded the contract to Messrs. Thomas
NJ. Fairfax and Joseph s. Beach at -. 40 per
cord with the assurance that the poor will get
full measure.
The corporation court has adjourned until
the second Tuesday in January, when grand
and petit jury will be summoned.-The
three-story brick house on lower Prince street
between Lee and Union streets, formerly &C.
cupied by Mr.. r. Massey. has been sold for
$1,000 to Mr.. Owen Donnelly of Washington.
The house is well known TO many Washing
tonians.--Tomorrow will be Hospital Sunday"
in the various churches Of the city. and collec-
tions will be taken up in aid OF the Alexandria
Infirmary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
THE ELECTION BILL CONTEST.
Talk Of a Compromi-~ Before f"e
Night Csncus.

The sdxocates of the elections bin are MAKING
q ao.rera,, effort 20 effec. some compromiss
before the caucus Monday night number -
propositions floating in the ar. ohe P,a" "a.
40 40 .mend the election bill as 10 make us
application universal without pennohs m.
voters and TO take out the bayonet clause. IN
purpose of this is 70 overcome certain oPt N,
sition 70 the measure in its present form. 10
satisfy the silver men they are ready 10 ofier
ANYTHING short Of absolute free coinage, but
thew cannot insure recognition for n IN tns
House.
The silver men can get as much or more TO
themselves from the Senate than the leaders
are willing Co grant them. They pr"Pc-s,
therefore. 10 go ahead with their plans Con-
sentative republican Senators are still of tne
opinion that the elections bill viii he laid aside
on Tuesday and some financial measure, P~-
haps the Plumb bill. viii be taken mp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The High License Bill and the Walsh Sire
Improve ment Claims.

The High License Bill and the Walsh Street
Improve ment Claims.
Next week will be an active one in District
circles on the House side. Tuesday the Dis
trict committee will continue the discussion of
the liquor bill. At the last session of the COM
mittee the second section was reached and the
good work will 60 on as rapidly az possible.
Wednesday at IL o'clock hearing will be
given parties interested in what is known as the
Walsh claims. This bill has already passed the
Senate. 1t refers to the Court of Claims for
adjudication and settlement without regard to
the statute Of limitation or the former judg-
ments in such cases the claims OF James
W. Walsh and Andrew Gleason; Peter
p. Little, administrator of the estate of
Michael Sinner, deceased; Andrew Glee-
son, Owen O'Hare Frank H. Finley;
William Dickson, assignee Of Frank H. Finley;
William Schooler, Patrick Brennan, John ].
Shipman and Andrew A. LipscOmb. admins
traitor Of the estate of George w. G.. Eslin, de-
ceased. for work done and materials furnished
in the improvements Of the streets of the city
of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
The Will Of Jerome Henry Kidder,

Today Camillus G. Kidder ct Ill. executors
Of the viii Of Jerome Henry Kidder, filed bill
against'ARne Mary Kidder for the construction
Of the will The testator died here April g.,
1889, leaving a will dated March "a, 1888, with a
codicil dated August IL, 1884. apd they state
that he left various legacies, oneof $4,000 to
the Smithsonian Institution, but that he pro-
posed to change the will and codicil, as the
changes in addition and interlineAtions show;
that the amount bequeathed to the Smithsonian
he reduced to 200, and specified that it should
be used in and about an astro- physical obserya-
tory. and on April 8, 1899, he directed the pre-
paratien Of a ccdicil embracing the changes.
but being then on his deathbed and his illness
making rapid progress, the next day, when the
paper was ready for execution, he could NOT
intelligently act on it. They ask the instruc-
c0dicil be established. lr.---
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
Is the Sphinx a Mry or a MYSTERY?
GONE WEST.

..-." GONE WEST.
my friend George, has gone to Seattle"
said the obituary editor to the funny man quite
seriously.
All twittered the funny man; "what has he
gone to see attic for?'
Il should say," responded the obituary edi-
tor with great solemnity, that he has gone to
Seattle, Wash.
And the funny man felt the gray matter in
his brain slowly congealing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
Treasury Department Chanres.


Promotions: Miss Jennie C. Bone from $40
to $1,000. secretary's Office; C. NJ. Antmeuth
from IS to 81 per diem; l.. F. Stutz from So to
80 per diem. r. H. Atkinson from $3.50 to 81
per diem in the Office of the supervising archi-
teet: Mrs. Virginia Harrison from S72O to $780,
Miss l. NJ. Peck from 5000 to 500, United
States coast and geodetic survey: Mrs. Eliza
beth Hartman from $500 to $1,000. irst con-
trOller's office. and Caleb Parkinson from class
to class 4. second auditors Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.

Authorized to Commence Business Under
the Act of Congress.
The comp troller Of the currency, Edward s..
Lacey, today issued to the Washington Loan
and Trust Company certificate authorizing
it to commence business under the recent act
of Congress for the incorporation of trust COM
panies in the District of Columbia. In addition
to the powers already exercised by the COM
pany they are authorized and empowered by
this certificate to perform the duties of re-
ceiver, assignee, executor. administrator,
guardian of the estates of minors and the COM
mittee of the estates of lunatics and idiots,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
AN ABSURD SUPERSTITION.

"Can't your Honor change the date Of the
execution from Friday to some other day?"
pleaded the prisoner just sentenced to death
for murder.
"Why do you wish it changedT' asked the
judge, kindly.
Because, your Honor, Friday is such an I'M
lucky day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
Youthful Housebreakers Sentenced.

Two days ago DR.. George .. CLAWS room was
entered and robbed of gold watch and "a pair
Of opera glasses. The room was entered through
window opening onto porch, after the
thieves had climbed through u transom and
passed through other rooms in the building.
Policeman Moore arrested two fftecn-year-old
boys named Walter Acton and Thomas Grady
and recovered the stolen property. They were
tried i'll the Police Court today and convicted
of larceny. As it was Grady's first Offense he
was given two months Jail sentence, but
Acton had been arrested before and he was SEN
fenced to the Reform School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13

The Rev. Dr. q. H. Phillips pastor Of Israel
Metropolitan c. N. z. Church, and wife will
celebrate the tenth anniversary Of their mar
riAge Tuesday evening, December 16, at their
residence, SO G street southeast. No cards of
invitation are issued, bpt all the members Of
the church and al friends Of the pastor and
wife win be welcomed. The Rev. Dr. J. W. z.
Bowens Of Asbury Church viii bless the couple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
PROPOSALS.

rCHE GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT COMPANY
HIS 18th ~t-Prupossls for Gas Tsr-Bids will lie
reseiv- ri ~ this Office tIlI MONDAY tNOONJ DECEM
bks HENTl NINTH. 1850 for all of the
1isle by tins company tor the BEGINNING January
aEc GUIDING December 81. lstjl. inclusive. PARTIES
inAinz Ids price per barrel. not exceeding
- aIOils also furnish ali empty barrels The
lAny Will NIL the barrels with tar and deliver theIu
Tie Contractor at the comIany's works for removal
thrTefroin The company reserves the night Ia reject
Any or AZ bids Terms cash delivery. depOsIt Of
S9O VIII be required As guarantee. JOHN LEkICH.
Iresfent- dtltd.sB
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A Decree OF. Divorce.

Yesterday Judge Bradley made decree Of
divorce in favor of the complainant in the case
of Rosa b. Friery against Michael Friery. Civ
ing her the custody of tho children. They
were married in 1876 and she charged deser-
tiny,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
Fifteen Dollars . suu.r. Foot.

W. W. .Burdette has purchased from the A.
b. Stoughton estate. through Thomas J. Fisher
q Co., the three-story brick house 621 18th
street, adjoining the southeast corner of 18th
and G streets on the south. The lot is S0x97
feet to an alley and the price paid was els per
square foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13

1t is not true that Mr.. Constantly Bucking
Kilgore Of Texas has leased a pair Of his boots
to Dime Museum man in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
Religious Welfare Of the Ar,nv

The leading religious bodies Of the country
have revived interest in the moral and religious
welfare Of the army. The movement has
crystalized itself into an organization, which
during the past week has been in annual session
in this city. Its aim is to provide chapels,
libraries, reading rooms, religious instruction
and to promote temperance and other moral
tiles. The organization has revived the name
Of Christian Commission, 30 well and favorably
known during the war, and which did so much
for the well-being Of the army and navy ut that
time. This movement has behind il and in il
some OF the most influential people Of the
country and has the Endorsement of the leading
officials Of the departments. as will be seen in
the fact that Secretary Proctor will preside and
Hon. B. n. Cutcheon, chairman Of the House
committee on military affairs, will speak at the
mass meeting that is to be held tomorrow
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
A Dinortlerly HNuse,

Annie schersey, a widow who keeps small
store and boarding house in ':Snowbalr' row,
on I'd street southwest, not far from the srssnal
grounds, was before the Police Court teaay
charged with keeping Q disorderly house, 4
nne OF 600 or 80 days was imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
Receiving Him Into Society,

From the Chicaeo Tribune.
Boy Of the Neighborhood-" yer
name?"
New Boy-"Jim Hodge. wot's yourng"
Tom Kadger. Got any big brothers,"
"No."
'Father and mother b'long to churchY'
'sYes, but don't. know wot yer a-drivin'
at: II ye want to fight kin do ye up in two
minutes"
[. adapting himself to changed condition Of
things). Lets you an me 60 an lick Bob
Durham"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
SHOOTING STARS.


DRESSED DECoLLETE.
The pig that is dressed and put up for sale,
Deprived Of its squeal and its grunt
Is still in the style. Decollete, see?
Because it's 90 open in front.