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The Washington times., 1895-01-27

The Short Story Club met ON Wednesd ay
evening at Wiilard's Hotel, Major Willis in
the chair. Mrs. Crandell, who was to have
read the story OF the evening, was unable tc
appear. Mrs. Tweedale came, however, t.
the rescue and read some of the most effec-
tive passages from Rudyard KipiIng's works
Mrs. l.. C. Roberts, of Tennessee. gave a
highly dramatic rendition. The music was
exceptionally fine and the parlors taxed 10
their utmost capacity.
The Washington times., 1895-01-27
WashingtOn's Woman's Clubs and
What They Are Doing.
"Y'S" MEET WITH MRS.LA FETRA
Miss LeaYens Tells Them How to Walk and
Talk Correctly-D. A. z. Will Not Meet in
Girls-shakespeare clubs Well-attended
session-Women Friends of the Indians.

Pro Re Nata devoted most OF its last ses-
sion to business The discussion upon the
compulsory standing of clerks in stores
during business hours" elected the fact that
clerks were not forbidden to sit when not
actually attending to business.
The next meeting will lie held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Thomas, No. 14l0 Q street, on
February 6. when the Armenian question will
be discussed.
branch of the w. C. T. U. OF the District
Of Columbia had delightful 'tea" at the
La Fetra Hotel. Miss Carrie McGlue. presi-
dent of the union. presided
Miss Julia Pauline Leavens, of Chicago,
gave one of her interesting talks on "The art
OF walking and talking
large audience assembled to hear the
lecture, among whom were: Mrs. La Fetra,
Mrs. Adkins, Mrs. Clayton Ewing, Mrs.
Wood, Miss Wood. DIR. ana Mrs. Church,
Miss Lillian Ritter. Miss Maggie Lareomb,
Miss Marie Hartsock, Miss Donovan, Miss
Matte Haines, Miss Wanstall, Miss Pruett,
and Others.
Continental Chapter. ID. A r., held most
successful meeting at the Oxford Hotel.
DIR. Fred. Powers gave paper on ''York-
town and Lafayette;" Mrs. Dora T. Yoorhis
read an interesting original historical skstch
entitled ''The old stone house on the Hud-
son, and Mrs. Rheems rendered two vocal
selections which were greatly applauded
Kecitations were given by Mrs. Haskell,
Mrs. Boyd, and Miss Anita Hendree. Mr.
DAILY, Mrs. Donohue, and Mr.. r. T. Lowe
read clever sketches. The first, "A trip to
Cuba" was full OF the halo and warmth of
tropical scenery and redolent of orange and
coffee blossoms
"a matrimonial advertisement was, as its
title indicates, full of zest, and greatly en-
joYed.
Mr. Harry Brand rendered some very en-
joyable vocal numbers, and the large audience
was full of praise for one of the most enjoy
able entertainments of the season.
Owing to the death of Miss Stevenson,
daughter OF the president general of the d.
a. r., the Continental Chapter will not hold
the entertainments prepared for the coming
month, February.
The Washington times., 1895-01-27

The Shakespeare Club was charmingly en-
tanned by Mrs. L. r. Bangs 100S Massachu-
sets avenue.
Miss Amy Clement Leavitt gave delight
ful piano solo, which was followed by act
LII of the Tempest" read by Mr.. Walter
F. Rogers, as Ferdinand, and Miss White, as
Miranda
Then followed 1.-THE Deacon's Story" by
Mr. z. J. Walsh; Robert le Diable" and
Embarrassment, by Mrs Watson Smith.
A selection from the third part of "Henry
VIZ was read by Mr.. Thornton Carus1.
Mrs. Emily Hort recited her always popu-
lar Brave Capt. Dando."
After vocal solo, 1.-The Holy Shrine" by
Mr.. Warren Young, act H. scene 2, of "King
John, . was rendered with the following cast:
Mr. Il. j. Walsh, King john; Herbert, Mr.. w.
Spencer Armstrong.
Selections were read from ''Uncle Remus, -
Joel Chandler Harris, by Mr.. Ralph jefferson.
The always popular E. b. Hay gave several
recitatlons and anecdotes. Mrs. Emily Hort
recited The Enterprising Exhibitor Sew
eral other recltations were given, all equally
interesting.
Among those present were Major and Miss
Saxton, Mrs. Deering, Mr.. and Mrs. E. b.
Hay. the Misses Bangs, Miss Bartlett. Miss
Duncan. Mrs. Jefferson, Mrs. Wyman. Miss
Brown Miss Kathryne Brown. Mrs. Gay Rob-
erison. Mr.. Lee Pithlyn. Mrs Spalding. Mr..
and Mrs Donaldson, Miss Jessie Deane, Mr..
Walter. Miss Della Mussey. Miss J. e. Rich
ards. Mr. and Mrs. Gilfoy, Miss Julia SIosson,
Miss liza Won Rodenstein. Mrs. A. g. Adams,
Miss Adams. Mrs. Crandell. Mr.. Conley, Miss
J. E. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Summers,
DIR. T. j. Jones, DR.. Anna Wilson, Miss Adela
Vernon. Mr. W. c. Sterlin, Miss Rose, hrs.
Hertiord, Mr. Herman Schade, Mrs. Drew,
and others
THE Momen,s Club Of Chicngo has aionted
The Washington times., 1895-01-27
UNDERTAKES.
NICHOLS s Co,

NICHOLS s 60.
~ Undertakers and EmbaImers
Penn ave and I'd st. Sc; Phone 753-i. Capitol
Bin. Prompt attention; reasonable terms
L WILLIAM LEE
- UNDER TAkER
90 Pennsylvania aveaue northwest
First class service. Phone ISSl- 1a4-5mo
The Washington times., 1895-01-27

The Nomen's Club, of Chicago has adopted
the resolution introduced several weeks ago
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-03

Uptodate Cosmopolitan Furnishing Goods
department stocked with the very latest of everything
that's nice The exclusive designs OF all the great
London, Berlin aud Paris Neckwear makers be found
right here together with the fascinating nieknacks
for the coming Spring.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-03

Every gentleman visitor will receive numbered coupon for the
gold prizes These 10 prizes SIS each will be drawn and distributed
at full of the public under the following conditions
Every number drawn be presented within five and
prizes cashed becomes null and void and
other drawn instead honor bound distribute
gold prizes open full
everybody present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY TROUBLES.
Vice President Baldwin's Circular
Letter to the Grievance Committee.

Third Vice President Baldwin has pre-
scented a circular letter to the grievance
committee of the employees of the Southern
Railway Company, showing the reason
why the company cannot comply with the
demands of the men for general increase
of wages. He also gave the men a state
ment to the effect that the schedule Of ex-
listing wages, due to the several parts OF
the Southern system, having been operated
under different managements would be
equalized. This would increase the ex-
penses of the company to a considerable
degree. In statement to the press Mr..
Baldwin said:
In its answer to the request of the men
for restoration of the wages paid in 1891,
the Southern Railway Company has adopted
a method OF treatment of this subject diff
ferent, it is believed from any heretofore
used, in a thorough and exhaustive analy-
sis of the commercial and industrial condi-
tons affecting the question of wages and
the relative position of railroad employees
as compared with those engaged in other
industries, publishing the result in a
pamphlet addressed to the engineers fire.
men, conductors and trairmen, which con-
tains the reasons why the company is I'M
allie to make general increases at present.
The communication is signed 10y President
Spencer and Vice President Baldwin, and
explains, first, that inequalities of pay and
service exist in consequence of the pre-
vious separate control and management of
the several component parts OF the SyS-
TEN, and these are to be eQualiZed. The
changes made on this account in
creased in every case. and apply chiefly to
employees receiving the small pay of 500
a month, those receiving less than that
amount on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia lines having had their wages
reduced more than those on the Richmond
and DanIille This inequality is corrected
by the new schedule.
Until October, 1S93 the rules and sched-
tiles of wages on the system had been those
adopted in 1870 and 1891. In order 10 par
TALLY meet the loss of revenue reductions
Of from to 20 per cent were made in Oc-
tober and November, 1893, and I'm Febru-
AIRY, 1894, ON all salaries, and when the
Southern Railway Company took posses
sion of the system further reduction Of
from 10 to % per cent was made in the
salaries of the general officers. No further
reduction was made. however, In the wages
Of the trainmen. The gross revenues for
the year ending June 80. 1891, in which the
old rates were established, were greater
than for the year ending June 80, 1894 by
nearly SIS, 100000, or u per cent. The own
ers of the properties now comprising the
Southern railway have accepted their loss
es as permanent, having written Off nearly
80 per cent of their investments represent
ed by liens, and in addition, contributed
some sl2,OO0,00o in new money, on which
they are not receiving one cent Of income.
The conference was Harmonious and the
grievance committee took the matter under
Amusement. The railway officials are con-
fident that they will have no trouble with
their employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
CaStOnei@
For
Infants and Children.

CASToEIA PROMOTES DIGESTION. and over
comes Fiatulency. Constipation. Sour Stomach,
Diarrhoea ard Fevcrishness. Thus the child IS
rendered healthy ard It's sleep NATURAL. CAS-
TORA contains no morphine other narcotic
property.
"CASToEIA IS so well adapted to children that
I recomme ID It as superior to any prescription
Known to me II. A. ARCHER. Md.
Ill So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. 7.
FOR several years / have recommended Casio
ria and shall always continue TO do so, as 1t has
invariably produced beneficial results
EDWIN T. PARDEE, Md,
18th st. and 9Th ave-. New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC SYSTEM
To DC Used I'm the G street Line of the
Eckin;ston Road.

The District Commissioners yesterday
granted a permit to the lexington and
Soldiers Home railroad to equip four miles
Of its line with the underground electric
system owned and controlled by the Elec-
tro-Magnetic Traction Company. of which
organization Senator Stewart is president
and Senator Hunton, vice president.
The contract covers the installation OF
the system from the junction Of North
Capitol street and New York avenue south
to G street thence west along the latter
thoroughfare to the Riggs House.
Tho electromagnetic Traction Company's
system has been in operation--carrying pas
sengers-on North Capitol street since No
yember l. and has given such satisfaction
"a TO induce the lexington and Soldiers
Home Company to award the important
contract referred to above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
CAPITOL TOPICS.
Old Claims Revived.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons has authorized a favorable report
on the resolution authorizing the President
to take such measures as in his judgment
may be necessary to consummate the
agreement between the United States and
the Spanish government for the payment
by the latter of 81 SOC, 900 for the confisca-
ton in Cuba of the property of Antonio
Maxine Mora, naturaliZed citizen Of the
United States. The committee also had
the McCord claim against the Peruvian
government under consideration. but ad-
iourned without reaching a conclusion or
agreement.
Sugar Experimentation.
The Secretary Of Agriculture has fur
nished the Senate with a report concerning
the machinery and other material which
were furnished by the government in the
manufacture of sugar from 1855 to 1895.
He says the amount appropriated for that
period for this purpose was S5O9,0OO, of
which s223,73 was expended for material
and machinery at various places In several
states Kansas and Louisiana having re-
ceived the greater share. The Secretary
says that much of the machinery is worn
out, and he adds: 1.-THE total amount re-
ceived for machinery reported sold is So
S15, out of a total Investment of SOB, 49,.
and the remaining sugar experimentation
property is unidentified, deprecated and
scattered"
The Pension Office Work.
Responding to resolution of the Senate,
the Secretary Of the Interior has sent
to the Senate "a statement. showing the
work of the board of final review Of the
pension Office from the beginning of the
present fiscal year to January 1. The
statement shows that for this period ,0l3
claims were received by the board. of
which 46,0l2 were admitted and 5S.S57 re-
jected, the others being returned to the
various divisions or remaining Enacted
upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
The Bank Check Forgcr.

The police have not yet arrested the
Young man, William Cissel Grimes, who is
wanted for passing alleged forged checks
for small amounts on merchants. Although
his alleged transactions have been noted
in the papers, he continues to catch the
victims, and the police are receiving re-
ports of his operations. Grimes Is about
twenty-five years old. and wears a long
ulster or macintosh He is a married
nan, but Is separated from his VITA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
THE COURTS.

Court Of Appeals-Chief Justice Alvey and
Associate justices Morris and Shepard.
Admissions. Geo. +. EdmundS, VIM. H.
Pope and Nicholas NJ. Goodlett, jr. Nos.
$40 and 500. Holcomb agt Wright and
Wright agt. Holcomb; appeal by c. w. Hol-
comb to Supreme Court United States al
lowed. and bond fixed at 900, and appeal
by Wright ct al. prayed and allowed, and
bend fixed at 1000. No. :,33, Olmstead agt.
Webb; motion to recall mandate argued by
j. S. Webb and Enoch Totten in support
and H. f. Davis in opposition. No. 429,
Moore agt Miller; argument concluded.
No 431, Norment agt. Edwards; on motion
plaintiff allowed to file an addition to rec
ord Brown agt. B. and Z. r. r. Co.; on
hearing.
Equity Court No. Judge Cox.
Morris agt. Duncanson: replications al
lowed to be withdrawn. Durrell agtSmith;
demurrer sustained with leave to amend,
decree to be drawn. Harvey agt. Dyer; de-
cree constituting WILL decree to be drawn.
Chesley agt. Moore; amendment Of decree
granted. kiesecker agt Kiesecker; pay
n,ent of fund out of registry ordered. Davis
agt. Clark; decree for partition. Henderson
agt. Lee; sale decreed with Leo Simmons,
trustee. to sell. Lawler agt. LAWYER; de-
cree of separation from bed and board.
DOwell agt. Smith, and Fay agt. Small;
demurrers sustained, with leave to amend
bill. Ague and Healing Springs Company
agt. Walter: decree granting Injunction
Ivy City Brick Company agt, Hanback,;
leave to file amended bill granted. Lyons
agt.Ulke; decree constituting will and grant
ing leave to trustee to borrow money.
Equity Court No. Judge Hagner
Hay agt. Sheehy; order overruling de-
murrer. Selby agt. Head; leave to with
draw deeds granted. Fegan agt. Cannon;
order of reference to auditor. Bruehl agt.
Bruehl; order granting custody of infant
children to Emil G. Bruehl.
Circuit Court No. Judge Bradley.
Jno. II. Shannon agt. Anacostia and Po-
tomac River Railroad Company; verdict for
defendant. Jas. Broughton agt. Enrich;
defendant called and judgment. Pillsbury
agt. Davis; judgment of J. =. affirmed.
Lewis Johnson & Co. agt. Kennedy; judg-
ment by default Hendley & Biggs agt.
Marguerite ]. Jones: on hearing. Nauck &
Nauck agt. Saml S. Shelley: verdict for
defendant. Britton agt. Parke; Judgment
by default.
Circuit Court No. 2.-Chief Justice
Bingham.
Portsmouth Savings Bank agt. Wilson;
motion for new trial and in arrest of judg-
ment filed. Mackey agt. Wagner; off calen-
dar settled Gibson agt. District of Co.
lumbia: on hearing.
Criminal Court No Judge McComas.
United States agt. II. w. Howgate, forg-
cry and embeZzlement; on trial.
Criminal Court No 2-Judge Cole.
United States agt. James Bell, house
breaking: case given to jury. United States
agt. Ernest Smallwood, larceny from the
person; on trial.
Probate Court-Judge Hagner.
Estate of John Farrell; eXecutrix bonded
and qualified Estate of Charles Thompson;
petition for letters of administration filed.
In re Clarence V. Cragin. orphan; petition
for appointment of guardian filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
DISCUSSING THE ELBE WRECK.
An Interesting Debate Regarding the
Cause i'm the German RclchstaS.

Cause inc uCTHsth
BERLIN. February 14.-During discus
sion in the reichstag today on the vote Tor
the maritime accidents department, Herr
Frese. who sits for Bremen, and Is mer-
chant of that city, took occasion to express
his thanks to Chancellor Hohenlohe for his
recent remarks in the chamber praising
the conduct of the crew of the North Ger
man-Lloyd steamer Elbe when she was
run into and sunk by the British steamer
Crathie in the North sea.
Herr Frese also defended the North Ger
man-Lloyd Company against various at
tacks that had been made upon it IN con-
nection with the collision.
Herr Bebe1 socialist, responded to the
remarks of Herr Frese. He insisted that
the crews of the company's vessels had
boats and the closing of water-tight COM
partments, and urged the necessity of
more extended control by imperial au-
thority in order that the regulations for
saving life and preventing accidents at
sea should be more exactly followed.
DIR. Won Botticher, imperial secretary of
the interior. declared that the greater part
of the mercantile navy of Germany was
fully up to the required levels. and that the
control at present exercised by the Ger
man Iloyds was sufficient for all purposes
AS to matter Of boat drills and the closing
of compartments no blame whatever could
be attached to the crew of the Elbe.
Cheers) The emigration commissioners
had examined the bulkheads of the steam
before she S1lleQ. ne SINKING Oh the
vessel was due to the fact that one COM
partment was broken through when she
was ripped open by the collision.
Ferdinand Not Expelled.
BUCHAREST, Roumania. February II
1t is semi-officially announced here today
that there is no truth in the rumor which
was circulated in Berlin last evening that
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria had been ex-
PEELED from that country and has fled to
Rnupapi1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
FOR HEADACHE AND INDIGESTION
Jse UOrsfOrd'a Acid Phosphntc.

prominent physician OF Buffalo. y. y, says Of
It: II have severe headaches. and IT relieves
them. l fond Of the pleasures Of the table:
and as consequence Of my indulgence there. l
have to pay the penalty. 1t divides penalty with
me. Indeed It Is an Indispensable article to me-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Interest and Sinking Fund


Treasurer Morgan has reported to the
Commissioners that there is available for
the sinking fund for the water stock bonds,
from the appropriation for interest and
sinking fund for said bonds, for the fiscal
year 1895, the sum of s10.97O, and request
ing that this amount be deposited to the
credit of the appropriation for interest and
sinking fund for the funded Indebtedness
of the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1895. as required by
the act of Congress approved July 8. 1854.
A Recommend
The Commissioners have transmitted to
Senator German, chairman subcommittee
on appropriations. a report received from
the assessor relative to the proviso In the
District appropriation bill it passed the
Senate to reduce the penalty on arrears of
general taxes, and recommending that the
proviso be modified so as to secure it's
permanency and to exclude it's application
to taxes now delinquent. The Commission
ers recommend that the suggested changes
be made.
Amendments Suggested.
The Commissioners are Of the opinion
that the legislation proposed in Senate bill
2G1O, ITO redeem outstanding certificates
issued by the board of audit and the board
of public works." which was referred to
them by Chairman Heard Of the District
committee of the House for their views
thereon, is founded in equity. but they
recommend that if the bill should be favor
ably acted on it be first amended as fol-
lows:
Section !, line II, strike out the words
"as therein specified" and insert lat three
and sixty-five hundredths per centum per
annum.'' Line -, after the word "redemp ?,
ton" add provided, That interest on all
certificates, the redemption Of which is
herein authorized. shall cease at the ex-
pira ton of sixty days from the passage Of
this act"
Want n Sidewalk.
The residents of Florida avenue between
21st and 22d streets have petitioned the
Commissioners to order sidewalk laid
on the east side of the avenue between its
intersection with r street and 21st street.
They say that for years they have been
hopeful that the street would be improved
as it should be, but failing that they would
like to have a sidewalk, so that 1t would
be possible to reach improved streets with
out being compelled to wade through sew
eral inches Of mud, as is now the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
BILLY FIorcncc's Property.

A bill in equity was filed today by Benja-
min F. Conlin. as one Of the heirs-at-law
and next of kin Of the late VIM. ]. Flor
ence. or Billy Florence, as his associates
in the dramatic profession called him,
against Mrs. Florence and other heirs-at-
law and next of kin. The object of the
suit is the sale or partition of certain real
estate which Florence, or VIM. j. Conlin.
as he was christened, owned here The
property consists of sublots % and "a.
square %, and the court is asked to deter
mine and assign the widows dover inter-
est to Mrs. Florence or Annie Teresa Cow
eney. she having married since Mr.. Flor
ence's death, November 10. 1891. and, If
partition cannot be made. to sell the
property and divide the proceeds among
those entitled to 1t by Inheritance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14

The Pennsylvania Baptist Education So
ciety at its last annual meeting. held at
Altoona, adopted tribute to the memory
of DR.. yelling. The tribute was prepared
by Rev. Owen James Of Hollidaysburg. at
one time pastor of Baptist Church In
this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
A Public Meeting contemplated by
the Local Axsociation.

the Local Axsocintion.
The executive comnittse of the Civil
Service Reform Association of the District
of Columbia held it's regular monthly meet
ing in the office of the secretary. Mr. F.
L. Siddons. yesterday afternoon. The mem
bers present were f. L. Siddons, DIR. Frank
T. Howe, General Chauncey Mckeever,
Chas. w. Stetson, Aaolph G. Wolf and
Joseph G. Gurley. a.
Mr. Siddons, from the special committee
appointed at a recent. meeting to confer
with President Cleveland on the question
of civil service reform and our local gov
eminent and other matters. made brief
report the substance Of which has hereto
fore appeared in Thee Star.
The committee then discussed the ques-
tion of the date Of the public meeting Of
the association. to be held in the near flu
trre 1t was the general opinion that such
meeting should take place about the mid
die Of March. Prominent speakers, fnclud-
ing, it is hoped, the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Mr.. Morton. and Mr.. Eckels. con-
troller of the currency, will address the
members of the association and their
friends.
After the transaction of routine bust
less the committee then adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following: John Wood and Rachel HaW-
kins; Leo Banks and Annie Burgess; Mar
Gus Byng May of Winchester. Mass. and
Gertrude jeanette Davis of this city; Eu-
gene Anne Barbour and Clara Estelle
Cas- ey; Edward P. Howard and Florence o.
Hill r. Edwin Joyce and Nellie Beal,
Harvey o. VeIman and Matilda Neurath,
both Of Baltimore, Nd: James Lucian Duff
fey of Alexandria, Va, and Alice Belle
Taylor Of this city.