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Mr.. KilgOre md the District,

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
As a citizen and taxpayer of the District,
1 desire to thank you for the editorial in
recent issue OF The Star. commenting on
the efforts now being made to relieve the
unemployed workmen of the District II is
a shame and a disgrace that the objection
of one man in Congress, ignorant of what
he Is Directing to. should kill bill that
means SO much to thousands who. through
no fault of their own, find themselves desti-
tute and starving. 1 would respectfully sug-
gest to Mr.. Kilgore that he investigate the
law regarding the opening of suburban
streets. and. i think. he will find that
your argument is strictly correct. We are
not asking Congress to appropriate the
peoples money for charity. but we do de-
mand that the money We pay for street i'm
prOvements, and which has gone into the
treasury, shall be expended when We desire
and where it will do the most good both for
the District and its suffering laborers. The
gentleman from Texas must either with
draw his objection like a man, when he
knows he is wrong. or he must stand con-
victed as a wiliful mi5chiefmaker. There
is another question that the people of this
city are interested in, and which should
be settled at once. / refer to site for the
new government printing office. Why is it
that no quorum attends the committee
meetings? 1 cannot conceive how Congress-
men can day after day postpone action on
question that means life and death to
thousands of poor men and women, who
are compelled to earn their daily bread in
a building that has been condemned and
whose collapse would surprise no one.
Should there be repetition of the Fords
ly guilty of murder. Keep up your noble
work, and by constant 'pegging away let
us hope you will be able to accomplish the
good that are entitled to. W.
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ANACOSTIA.

The Rev Gilbert F. Williams of Christ
Church. Navy Yard. at the morning service
on last Sunday. announced from the chancel
the appointment of the Rev. j. NJ. f. Nc
Kee as associate rector of the parish. MIR.
Mckee was for eleven years connected
with Emmanuel Church. Anacostia, and
was the pioneer in blazing the way for the
establishment of the Episcopal communion
in this place.
MIR. Burgess and family of Giesboro' will
shortly occupy the cottage on the Temple
place. Monroe street. which is being put in
repair for their tenancy.
The main of the Washington Gas Light
Company which connects Washington and
AnacoStis by way OF the pennsylvania
avenue bridge and Minnesota avenue. Will
unite tomorrow with the Harrison street
branch, thus supplying an abundant supply
of gas and uniform pressure to this place.
Mrs. Mary j. SmithSon Of shannon place.
who has been seriously i'll for the past five
weeks with an aggravated case or bron-
chitis and grip. is recovering.
Two enterprising citizens of Baltimore
have been prospecting in Anacostia for the
a large -four and grist mill. The offer OF
some eligible property on Suckfoot branch
is under consideration by them.
Mr. Edgar Banks died on Monday at 4
D. m, at his residence on Sumner avenue.
Funeral will be from Bethlehem Baptist
Church tomorrow at 1 O'Clock p. m.
Mr. Henry Kenner of Fillmore street was
compelled to take to his bed on Wednesday
last All the symptoms OF the case point
to pneumonia
Memorial services were conducted last
night by John a. Logan Corps, W. L. e.,
addresses eulogistic of Mrs. susie Dean, a
late member of the corps, being the special
order of the evening.
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MIR. Baier's Part.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1 respectfully request the favor of reply
ing to communicat ton which appeared in
the Saturday issue of The Star, which was
signed by Justice" and which referred to
the recent arrest, trial and conviction of
Jules Wallace
From the tone and tenor of the criticism
of Justice it is clearly evident that the
writer's education upon the subject touched
is somewhat limited. Therefore, for his
enlightenment. L will explain my course in
this matter, and why l was at the hall on
the Sur day evening of the arrest.
Mr.. Wallace, without a word or any pro-
vocation upon my part, unwarrantedly at
tackled me in public meeting. and in reply
to his attack l accused him of being a
fraud and an impostor. my statement be-
ing based upon my knowledge of his past
Mr.. Wallace offered me the platform to
prove my charges. 1 agreed and said that
L would accept on the following Sunday
evening, as at the time had not the nee
eSSary proof and data.
Therefore my presence on the Sunday
night in question was only to fulfill my
part of the understanding. was denied
the privilege of indicating myself how
been directed
The action of the authorities was TAKEN
L have no doubt, upon good grounds. AS
stated in the court room, it was according
to explicit orders that Wallace was arrest
Ell at that time and place. The part
took in the episode was fully understood
by all parties directly interested. 1t was,
in reality. but for the single purpose of ex-
posing to the public fraud and an impos-
tor-to remove the mark of religion" that
covered Wallaces acts and words, and to
ETHELBERT BAIER.
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EVANSVILLE.

DR.. j. r. Owens. chairman of the citi-
Gems meeting held at Wells Hall last
Thursday night. has appointed the follow
ing committee to present the new town
charter. adopted at that meeting. to the
legislature: DIR. Chas. A. Wells. DIR. A. NJ.
Buck. F. II. Smith. L. II. Campbell and Il.
Ford Combs. This committee will prob
ably visit Annapolis next Thursday.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. -. i. o. NJ, held
an interesting meeting at Mechanics Hail
last night.
number of citizens of this place who
are interested in the proposed volunteer
fire company will hold meeting in the
latter part of this week for the purpose OF
organizing that company.
The Tuesday Evening Club will meet
az the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. g. Boy
kin this evening, and two scenes from
Shakespeare's play. AS You Like 1t,
will be enacted by some of the members.
The Guild of the Pinckney Memorial
Church will meet at the residence of DIR.
Chas. a. Wells next Thursday evening.
Rev. DIR. Braddock of st. Mary's county
Occupied the pulpit at the Pinckney Memoir
iai Church last Sunday evening. and preach
ed an interesting sermon.
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SUBURB AN NEWS.
ALEXANDRIA.

The city council last night labored in
vain and took nothing; for at the late hour
which closed the meeting the proposals for
the amendment of the city charter were no
further advanced than they had been when
the boards adjourned on the Wednesday
night previous. The board of aldermen
began the consideration as soon as it met,
of the charter as amended by the common
council on Wednesday night. Meanwhile
the common council, convinced that some
of the changes ought not to have been
made. voted . to to reconsider the vote
by which the amendments had been agreed
to; and sent its clerk to ask the aldermen
to return the paper. This the aldermen
fused to do and a discussion of the charter
went on in both boards at the same time.
The council made another request for the
paper. but the aldermen held on to il and
considered forty out of its forty-three Sec
lions. but adjourned pending the forty-first
section. and as the council had been pre-
viously adjourned the matter still remains
unsettled No further regular meeting of
the boards will take place until the fourth
Tuesday of January.
This afternoon an Alexandria county
meeting called by the supervisors has gath
cred at the county court house on Columbus
street to consider the proposal of applying
to the legislature for leave to issue $4,000
in county bonds for an improvement fund
Action upon the subject will be completed
at later hour of the evening
Mr.. Chas. King has been elected delegate
of Grace Church and Mr. l.. NJ. Blackford
delegate of Christ Church to the Episcopal
conven ton at Richmond.
The statement that a white woman from
Fauquier had been assaulted by coiored
man and that he had been fined $3.50 for
the offense has only the foundation that
colored woman was solicited by a colored
hack driver refused his advances and
brought him before the mayor. who fined
his $50.
1t is now said that the dog which bit the
little son of Mr.. a. W. Armstrong was not
mad. but was suffering from Indigestion.
The endless chain dredge. with which the
harbor of Washington is familiar. has been
sold for $50 under an order of the United
States court here.
During the session of the city council
last night Chairman Cation of the street
committee stated that IL was not the in
tention of the committee to take any action
toward extending Pitt street south until re-
port had been made by the corporation at
torney upon the legal questions involved
in the matter.
The corporation court has committed to
Mr. F. Schwab for administration the es-
tate OF VIM. Fisher. the inventor. who died
suddenly in Washington some months ago
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LINDEN.

Interesting services will be held at the
Presbyterian Church Thursday evening.
when the pastor, Rev. z. p. Flournoy, will
preside This will be a special meeting.
and in addition to the sermon by the pas
tor. the affairs of the church will be dis
cussed. The church is in a prosperous con-
dition. having recently received several
communicates. and is largely attended. The
Sunday school, under the superintendent
of Mr.. l. r Thomson. is doing we'll. Mr..
and Mrs. James Simpson, who lead the
singing, have been i'll with pneumonia. but.
to the qualification of the church members,
they have recovered and are now enabled
to resume their duties.
handsome addition is being made to
Linden of a house for Mr.. Charles E.
Brock. under plans drawn by Architect X.
j. BeaH. jr- 1t will be a two-story build
ing, with cellar, tower projections, COM
modious porches and in every way a COM
Portable suburban residence.
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DUNCANsoN BROS. AUCTIoyEERs.
TRCSTEES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
On EIGHTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST BE,

TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
On EIGHTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST RI,
TWEEN AND X STREETS.
By virtue Of deed OF trust dated LIST dav NJ
February. 1889. duly recorded In Liter 1874 fn,Sa
~ ct SCI, one OF the land records the District
OF Columbia. and at the request OF the parties So
cured thereby. We will sell at public auction I'm
frcnt of the premises. WEDNESDAY ST,yt.Z
TENTH JANUARY. 1894. at -FOUR o'IIuCK
PM, those certain pieces or parcels of land and
premises situated in the county OF Washinvtnn
District of Columbia, desgna ted as aud lrinr 10 =,
Of lots numbered ID and Ii. in Samuel Davidson 5
subdivision Of square l26, beginning twelve ami
three-tenths n2 B 10, feet from the dividing line
OF lots u and ID, running thence north on 18th
street nineteen and seventenths ia 7-lO1 feet
thence east fifty so, feet two 90 inches thence
south nineteen and seven-tenths 10 7-lO feet
thence west nifty 80, feet two ,2) inches to place
of beginning, together with the IMPROVEMENT
thereon. consisting Of a commodious brick house
having modern improvements. known as premises
numbered 81 18th street northwest
Terms OF sale: one-third of the purchase monar
in cash, balance in one and two years with inter
est at the rate OF q per cent per annur PAYABLE
seIni-apnually. secured by deed of trust on pr,n.
erty sold. or all cash. at option Of purchaser All
conreyancing and recording cost of purchase
deposit Of 500 will be required at time of sal
and should terms Of sale not be complied wifi
within ten days. the deposit will forfeited and
the trustees resell. after such public notice as
they may deem necessary.
JOHN f. BEAII
MONTGOMERY BLAIR.
REHABILITATION dany Trustees
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A Revolutionary Mansion.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
1 saw in one of the North Carolina
papers clipping from your valua BILE sheet,
which Is generally full OF interesting items
The one 1 have reference to is an article
you published some time ago about the old
est person now living in the United States,
who is negro. He claims to have been
born in Chatham county, N. c., but was
carried to Missouri by his master and is
now living at Usage City, and is known as
Uncle Hoops" 1t is stated that The re-
calls with great pride that he once held
the horse OF Gen. Greene of revolutionary
fame" Reading of this centenarian and
Gen. Greene brings to my mind another
historical relic that Chatham county, n.
c.. can boast Of. 1t is a picturesque Did
place near the little town of Pittsboro,
Chatham county. n. c., which Lord Corn
VOLTS made his headquarters after the cele-
brated battle at Guilford Court House be-
tween his forces and those of Gen. Greene,
March 15 ISL In the spacious hall OF
this old house some of Corvallis soldiers
cut their names, monographs and initials.
One of his officers, Col. Webster, was badly
wounded when he was brought there. HIS
wounds bled on the floor, and the stains
are pointed out to those who go there now.
The inside of the house is built of the
heart of the oak, and Is still in a perfect
state of preservation; the nails are wrought
iron. and it is said were brought from
England.
This old place has been owned by the
same family for two generations. The
present owner is Mrs. Catharine de Reset
Hill, daughter of the late Judge John -.
Toomer. and granddaughter of Brig. Gen.
James Moore. who was on Gen. Washing
tons staff. and lineal descendant of Sir
John Yeaman, who figured so conspicuously
in the reign of Charles the Second. one
or the lady managers of the worlds fair
from North Carolina, Mrs. Geo. kidder,
is niece of the present owner. The town
near this old place is quite popular as a
summer resort, and visitors never tire of
looking over this quaint old revolutionary
house 1t stands just 1t did over a CEN
fury ago, with it's grand old trees and
beautiful lawns. Nothing has been changed
about the premises. not even the cooking
stove has been introduced in the Kitchen,
the old-fashioned fireplace. with the crane
and hooks and ovens. being used. The
mantelpieces in the house are six feet
high, with large fireplaces below and beau
tiful brass andirons and tenders. The
whole place has an air of antiquity. Even
the servants are old-time slaves
AN ACQUAINTANCE.
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WALTER r. WILLIAMS 4 Co, Auctioneers. :

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
CORNER OF NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE
SOUTHEAST. TWENTY-THREE AND A HALF
. FEET FRONT BY ABOUT ITO FEET DEEP.
By ririue OF two deeds OF trust. dated June
20. A. ID. 1890, and rded in Liber No. 1887
folio 2s1, ct seq. and other dated June -. 1888
and recorded In Ifber No. 1894. folio $50. ct sea-
OF the land records for the District of Columbia
and at the request Of party secured thereby we
viii sell at public auction In front OF remises
on WEDNESDAY. JANUARY SEVENTEENTH
1894, at QUARTER PAST FOUR M, the follow,
ing real estate, viz: Lot lettered e. Of John
Kethley's subdivision OF original lot No. TO- in
square s6s. In Washington city, ID. &.
Terms OF sale: One-third cash. of which $50
must be paid at time of sale. balance in equal
payments in six and twelve months. with interest
from day OF sale, TO be secured by purchaser .
notes and a deed Of trust property sold or ali
cash. at option Of purchaser. Terms 10 he com
piled with In ten days after sale. else trustees re-
serve right TO resell at risk and cost of pur-
chaser in default
WM. F. HOFFMAN
AfLETT L. HOFFMAN
TrlSf
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AUCTION . SALES.
FUTURE DAYS
DUNcANsoN BROS. AucrIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES. SALE OF TWO BRICK DWELLINGS
18th AND AND W STREETS NoRTHMEST
BY virtue of a certain deed OF trust, bearing date
the Firth 18th, day OF August, AID. 1890. and
recorded among the land records Of the District OF
Columbia in Liber No. 1917, folio 215 ct seq., and
at the request OF the holders of the secured
thereby. WE WILL OFFER public auction. ir
front Of the premises. on WEDNESDAY, the
TWENTf-FOCRTH DAY OF JANUARY. AID. 1894
at FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following described
real estate. situate In the city OF Washington,
District OF Columbia, TO wit: All those certain
pieces or parcels Of land and premises known anc
distinguished as and being lots numbered one hun
dred and thirty -seven tl31D and hundred and
thirty-eight n3sl. in Mary v. BonDen and ]. w
Reeds subdivision OF lots In square numbered two
hundred ane thirty-iye f235,. per plat recorded
IN IAber ID. folio 1872 OF the records Of the sur
veyors Office Of the District OF Coiunbia, together
with the improvements thereon.
Terms; One-third of the purchase money TO be
Iald IN cash and the balance I'm two equal Install
mems, respectively in one and two years, secured
by a deed OF trust upon the protefty sold. with
Interest thereon. payable semi annually. the rate
OF SIX per cent per annum, or all cash. at the op
ton OF the purchaser deposit of 500 will be
required at the time OF sale. sale be closed ir
fifteen days from day of sale. Otherwise the prop
erty Will be resold at the risk and Of default
ing purchaser after i've days notice of such resale
oy advertisement In some newspaper
published in the city Of Washington, DC.
BRAINARD II. WARNER,
LOUIS ID. WINE.
ja10-d&ds Trustees.
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REPRESENTATIVE GEAR CHOSEN.
He VIII Succeed James F. Wilson In
the senate From Iowa.

He VIII succeed James r.. Wilson In
the Senate From Iowa.
John Henry Gear of Burlington, member
Of Congress from the first Iowa district,
was last night nominated for United States
Senator. to succeed James F. Wilson. at a
caucus of the republican members of the
general assembly. The nomination went to
Mr.. Gear on the third ballot. when he re-
ceved ffty-seven votes, which was just
enough.
Senator Funk of Palo Alto presided over
the joint caucus. Congressman Gear was
nominated by Representative Endicott, Con-
gresham J. F. Lacey by Representative
Blanchard. Congressman W. P. Hepburn
by Senator Finn. Congressman George d.
Perkins by Representative Sawyer. A. b.
Cummins by Senator Cheshire, John Y.
Stone by Senator Chantry. and L. s. Coffin
by Representative BarQuist.
The vote was: Gear. 50; Hepburn, Is;
Stone, IL; Cummins, 10; Perkins, IL; Lacey,
q; Coffin, /.
Mr.. Gear was brought forward and made
brief speech, thanking the caucus and
pledging himself to a free ballot. honest
money, and protection to American labor.
The defeated candidates also made brief
addresses.
The democratic members of the general
assembly last night gave a complimentary
nomination for Senator to ex-Gov. Horace
Boies
Mr.. John Henry Gear was born at Itha-
ca, N. Y, April Z, 1925. He received COM
mon school education. and removed to Ga
lena. ILL.,, 1896. Two Years later he re-
moved to Fort Smelling. Iowa 0hen a terri
tory, and five years later went to Burling-
ton, where he engaged in merchandising
He was elected mayor Of Burlington in
1863, and later was a member of the Iowa
house of representatives of the fourteenth
fifteenth and sixteenth general assemblies
of the state, serving as speaker two terms
In 1878 he was elected governor. and was
reelected In $780, serving four years I'm
all Gov. Gear served in the Ffftieth and
Fifty-first Congresses, but was defeated
when he ran for third term President
Harrison appointed him assistant secretary
of the treasury. Ia 1892 he was again elect.
ed 10 Congress as a republican. receiving
1916 votes against lI,ISI votes for Seer
lev. democrat
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MONTGOMERY'S TRIAL BOARD,
Arrangements Completed for tn
CrniSer's Test of Speed.

Cruisers Test of Speed.
The board appointed by the Secretary of
the Navy to conduct the trial of the Mont
gcmery met at New London. Conn., yester-
day. The board formally organized and ar
ranged the details for the trial There were
present: Commodore j. G. Walker Com
manders p. H. Cooper and r. B. Bradford.
Chief Engineer A. W. Morley, Naval Con-
structor s. W. Armistead and Lieut.. L. L.
Reamey. recorder.
There are score of naval officers on
hand. who will act as assistants during the
trial. In the afternoon the members of the
board inspected the Montgomery at her
anchorage in the harbor. Today the cruiser
Will take a preliminary run over the course
and on Thursday. if the weather is favor
able. the oIricial trial will take place The
course Will be on Long Island sound. start
ing from point off Saybrook Range and
extending to a point off Stratford. The
Dolphin will mark one end of the course
and the Vesuvius the other. Four govern
Tent tugs Will be placed at intervals be-
tween these points. The course is thirty
six nautical miles in length. and the run
WILL therefore, he seventy-two miles.
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Fine Tapestries.

r = r.
The finest collection of tapestries in this
country is owned by Mr.. Charles Ffoulkc.
formerly of Philadelphia, but now a winter
resident of Washington. Fifteen or twenty
magnificent tapestries are hung at a time
around the walls of his large ball room and
Mr.. Ffoulke has such stores of tapestry
treasures that they are changed several
times each season to give all chance to
be displayed. Mr.. Ffoulke's forthcoming
work on these fabrics of highest art will
be the standard English work, as nearly
all books now available on that subject are
in French.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
DUNCANsON BROS. AUCrIONEERs.

ASSIGNEES' SALE OF ENTIRE STOCK OF GRO
CERES. HORSES, WAGONS, &C., CONTAINED
IN STORE on NICHOLS AVENUE NEAR
DOUGLAS HALL. ANACoSTIA, d. &.
BY virtue Of u deed Of assignment given to ms
we will sell on the premises FRIDAY, THE
NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. ID. 1894
COMMENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK AM. the en-
tire contents of store occupied by George W.
Fowler and situate Nichols avenue near Doug
las Hall, Anaeostia and comprising in part
Strips. MOI.ASSES, TEAS Dir original PACKAGES
SCGARS: COFFEES. FLOUR, FISH, LARD,
CANDI ES, HAMS, SHOULDERS STARCH
SCALES, NEAT RACKS CUTTERS, DESKS
STORE FIXTURES. NAT: CASH REGISTER
LARGE QUANTITY OF CANNED GOODS
ALSO,
AT ONE O'CLOCK. TWO HORSES AND TWO
CROCErS WAGONS AND HARNESSES
The above stock being fresh and well assorted IL
should attract the attention of dealers
GEORGE W. TALBERT,
HENRY c. McCACLEY,
ja13-d AssigLees OF Geo. W. Fowler.
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MIR. Alfred Ray has recovered from the
grip, and his son, Gordon, is improving
from the injuries inflicted New Year day
at the Chevy Chase hunt, referred to a
few days ago in The Star.
Mr.. Patrick Kane. aged seventy years.
who has been a resident of this place for
the past twenty-five years, died Saturday
morning at O'Clock of pneumonia. and was
inferred yesterday at 10 30 pm. in the Car
roll Chapel cemetery. Rev. C. o. Rosen-
STEEL pastor of the church, conducted the
services, with requiem mass.