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The Washington times., 1895-05-05
1 WEEK IN LABOR Circles
Matters of Interest TO Organized
WOrkingmen of the District
Meetings For This Week.
SUNDAY. NAY

National Alliance OF Theatrical Stage
Enpoyes-At their rooms, 1916 i street
northwest.
l. A. 43Os. K. OF L, Musical Assem-
bly-Elks' Hail, Ninth and Pennsylvania
MONDAY. MAY 6.
Amalgamated Society OF Carpenters and
Joiners-Costello's Hall, Sixth and q
streets.
/. A. 1914. X. OF l., Jouneyman Plas-
terers-Piasterers Hall, Four-and-a-half
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
/. A. No. 190. Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners-Hall, 425 Twelfth street
L. A. 1916, X. OF l., Bakers Drivers
BunCh's Hall, 314 Eighth street.
/. A. 174S. k OF l., Carpenters and
Joiners-Harns' Hall, Seventh and ID
streets.
TUESDAY, MAY Z.
Federation OF Labor-Plasterers' Hall,
Four-and-a-haIf street aud Pennsylvania
avenue.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6.
1. A 1873, k of l., Cement Workers
Harris Hall, Seventh and streets.
L. u. No. j, Carpenters and Joiners-
Hall, 4l9 Tenth street.
l. A. 203I, X. OF l., Tin and Sheet Iron
Workers. lasterers' Hall, Four-and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Paper Hangers Protective Associa-
tion-Harris' Hall, Seventh and u streets.
Electrical Workers-Suite OF rooms, 50e
Eleventh street.
THURSDAY, NAYS.
District Assembly No So, knights of La
bor-P lasterers' Han, F6ur and a-hali
street aud Pennsylvania avenue.
Protective Street Railway Union-Bunch' s
Hall, 81 Eighth street. $50 a. m.
Plumbers Association-Ell1s Hall, N1uth
and Pennsylvania avenue.
GALVANIZED Iron and Cornice Workers
Hall, 737 Seventh street
Fnesco Painters-Han, 1890 Seventh
street.
FRIDAY, MAY 10.
Bncklayers' Union, No. HAL, Seventh
and L streets.
painters-Harris Hail, Seventh and ID
streets.
Stone Cutters Assoclation-Co este llo' IS
Hail, Sixth and g streets.
Eccentric Association of Steam Engin-
-'eers, Bunchs Hall, 314 Eighth street.
Carpenters Couucil-Typograp raphical Tenn.
pie, 425 q street.
SATURDAY, MAY II.
/. A, 237O, X of l., Tailors-PIas.
terers' Hall
Cigar Makers Union, No. 1lO-Hall, 737
Seventh street.
Printing Pressmen's Union, No, /, /. p.
p. U.-Costello's Hail, Sixth and q streets.
Bakers and Coufectioners' International
Unio on-Aanerehor Han, s37 Seventh
street.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
nIsTRIcT ASSEMBLY

Promptly at O'Clock Master Workman
w. II. G. Simmons called the meeting of the
District Assembly OF the Knights Of Labor
60 order last Thursday evening.
With the exception Of two organizations
every local was represented.
The crop OF applications to be taken off
the unfair list was unusually large. The
applications were, as is usual in such
cases, referred to the locals on whose CON-
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
NOTES FROM THE COMMANDS

t
1t is whispered that, the Second Regiment
will be composed entirely of three company
battalions after inspection.
The troop got euchred out of shoot last
Saturday night. The lights went out on
them. ~
Gas is being put in all over the armory.
1t is said Gen. Ordway has had an inter
esting conversation with the owner of the
property.
The Times will have an interesting offer to
make the Guard very soon.
One of the Brigade staff forgot that
headquarters had been moved aud went up
to the corner of Peuns sylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street to be inspected. He
had the best opportunity in the world to
know that the change had been made.
A change is rumored in the Third Bat
TALON
Company C, Second Battalion Che Fen
cibles), has been granted permission to
go to Memphis.
Company B, Third Battalion (Lemon
Rifle Corps), viii hold ball the 22d of
May at the National Rifles Armory.
Company B, Fifth Battalion, has elected
the following non-commissioned officers:
Lance Corporal Carl G. Clifford and Lance
Sergeant Robert r. Mackey, sergeants, and
reelected Sergt. w. Q. Fischer. Seven
oI eight recruits weFe received last week.
sergt. Major 81. A. Fellows and Q. NJ.
Sergt. John X. Hampton, of the Second
Regiment, have been honorably discharged.
Commissary Sergt. Fague has been ap-
pointed quartermaster sergeant; Private
Edmund G.. Randall, commissary sergeant,
and Sergt. Charles B. Hudson, of the
first separate company, sergeant major.
10.
Private S. j. Gilbert, Ambulance Corps, to
Company G, Sixth Battalion; Privates 2.
j. Brandt and John F. Nichols, Company B,
Fourth Battalion, to Company A, Third
Battalion.
These men have been honorably dis
charged: Private ID. III. Kohr, First
Separate Company; B. F. Edwards, Com
pany b, Sixth Battalion; Priyates +. q.
Smith and w B. Tanner, Light Battery
Hospital Steward E. M. Tabor, Sixth Bat
TALON; Priyates M. Cassidy g. w, Page
and VIM A Walker, First Separate Com :
pany; ]. G. Chiffon, Hugh j. Dyer and G..
NJ Nix, Light Battery; Z rivates j. X. Pur
Wis, A s. Teller and c. b. Tonlin, Com :
pany G, First Battalion; w. Eckstein ard
R. Mccormick, Company A, Third Bat
TALON; F. G. Beresford, Company ID, Third
Battalion; Private E. P Hough, Company
B. Engineer Corps; Privates Lyman N.
Graves and George w. A. White, Company
c.. Second Battalion; Color Sergt. Henry
NJ. Dixon, Fourth Battalion; Private IL. 5.
Knox, Company C, Fourth Battalion; r. R.
Lee, Company A, Fifth Battalion; Charles
L. Adkins and Percy H.STowson, Company
B, Sixth Battalion.
These have been diShoDorably discharg
ed: Privates H. L. Halst and Ernest Hud :
die, Company A, Second Battalion; ri
Yates D. Anderson, n. s. Brown, w. w.
Brown. w A. Garland and Phineas e. Nc :
Lean, Company G, Second Battalion.
The Light Battery held an enthusiastic
meeting Wednesday night. Four new mem :
bers were admitted. Every one is busy
getting ready for INSPECTION. The souve :
mir book has gone to tFIe printer
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
VETERAN OF THE FORCE.
Robert Burns Has Seen Twenty-FIv,
Years of Service.


Years of Service.
One of the Oldest guardians of the peace
in Washington is Robert Burns, now night
clerk at police headquarters, who has been
doing police duty in the city for twenty
five years. Wednesday was the twenty
fourth anniversary of the day on which ne
reported for duty at police headquarters.
Henry d. Cook the first governor of the
District, and from 1871 to 1873 was
sanitary officer. He was also telegraph
operator at headquarters for a number
OF years when the old police telegraph
system was in vogue. He is a Grand Army
man and a member OF the Union Veterans
Union. Mr.. Burus has seen the young men
of to-day grow up TO take the place of
the old, and is almost as hale and hearty
now as when he was appointed on the
police force quarter of century ago
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
A FastidiousAiiss.

A short time ago young woman of fashion
in washington went to one OF the taxider-
mists of the Smithsonian institution and
wanted q favor. She had with her bright
canary bird, alive eandchirruping, ,andshevery
much desired the taxidermist to kill and stuff
she bird for her. She went on to say thatshe
had hunted all over the city Tor a bird oil Just
thisshade, because she wanted the eplumage
tc match in color new gown which she was
having made. The bird that she broughtshe
wanted stuffed for an ornament for her per-
son.-Kate Fiele's Washington.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
The Da nger of 1t.

At can't give you Anything to eat on the
premises said the hatchet faced wunlan
to the tramp at the Shcanen door, but III
give you a pie il you Awil put it under
"I beg your pardon, ma'am, lepIied
tile tramp, ''but / can't accept 1T
why not?" she snapped so sharply tLat
it frighteAed him.
Il mean those conditions, ma'am, he
explained.
whats the matter with the eonditions?''
I'm afraid, ma am, I'd be arrested tor
carrying corcea led weapons and the
way he disappeared without the pie was
astonishing TO a casual obseryer.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05

The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell Sat
IS irtlay, May 4th, and Sunday the 5th, good
!, returning uutil Monday the 9Th, excursion
tickets to Baltimore at rate OF $1.25.
a2q-7f
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
No Trliby Effects IN Bathing Suits.

NO Trliby Effects III Bathing Suits.
alreeEy about bathing costumes" said
a girl Of '95, .'but 1 can't see hat the
Trilby idea is 20 prevail to any extent
in the absence of stockings In the first
place, the preference seems TO be more
and more Tor st0SbIngs and tights i'll ole
piect, and, beshies, it's hard for "A girl
to convince herself that her loot is pretty
when little drops OF water, little grains
Of sand, are conspicuo is, or, rs 4 Boston
friend pirascd II, wien ner toes are
arenarious New York Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-16
SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

The annual election Of officers Of the Ep-
worth League of the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church, Rev. James McLaren,
pastor, was held at the church on Mon
day night and the following chosen for the
ensuing year: President, Mr.. j. e. Powell;
first vice president, DR.. A. NJ. Green; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Ida l.. McLaren;
third vice president. Mrs. J. E. Powell;
fourth vice president, Miss Linda Pum-
phrey; secretary, Mr.. F. A. Dony; treas
urer, Mr.. Robert Lacey. The officers elect
will be installed with becoming ceremonies
on Sunday, 9th instant.
Miss Martha Windeil of Del Ray, Va, Is
visiting friends in Anacostia.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson of Savage, Howard
county, Maryland who has been visiting
friends in AnacOstia. has returned home.
Mrs. Golden OF Maple avenue has as her
guest her sister, Mrs. Andrew Wright OF
Chicago.
Anacostia and vicinity has been honored
with several places on the various commit
tees having charge of the approaching
meeting OF the Southern Baptist conVen-
ton, Revss. George Bowman and George r.
II. Stevenson being on hat of hotel ana
boa riding houses. while the latter is also
the head of the bureau of information.
Rev. II. 7. Stevenson is on the pulpit sup
ply committee and Mr.. d. G. Fountain on
those on transportation and post Office.
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The Pail Mall Gazette says that grave
fears for the safety of the hansen arctic
expedition general among arctic voy-
ayers of Great Britain and Scandinavia.
A summons has been granted, upon the
application of the Anti-gambling League,
against the stewards of the jockey club,
for keeping betting rings on Newmarket
Heath.
The pope is suffering from a chill, and
therefore is keeping his room. Audiences
with his holiness have been postponed as d
expressed as to his condition
The Prussian diet was opened yesterday
in the white hall of the palace by Emperor
William. The emperor appealed to all pa
triotic men for concord and unanimous
cooperation against the growing attacks
upon the institutions of the state.
The steamship Majestic, which sails for
New York today. will take among her
passengers Mrs. j. Bruce Ismay, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archibald ]. Forbes-Leith. Mr. and
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree and Mr.. Lionel
BrouEh.
Lord Brassey has accepted the governor
ship of Victoria, Australia, in succession
to the Earl of Hopetoun.
NJ. Meron has been nominated French
vice consul at Galveston, Tex, replacing
NJ. Glandut
The Empress of Austria arrived at Men,
tone yesterday and proceeded to Cape Mar
tin.
A proposal has been submitted to the
council of the empire to establish a Rus
sian legation to the Vatican.
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The officers Of National CoIii,.l;ii-deiy
limited Order of the Goiden Cross, were
installed by Past Grand Con,iilsiIt,er Il. IL
Yates Monday evening as lohows: NoDie
commander, Clarence /. GessIoru, worthy
prelate, Miss Lulu W eaver; keeper OF rec
ords, Leslie X. Trenbiy; niaie,sai heeper OF
records los. Is. bailey; worthy neitt.,, y.
Bright Handy; waIuer inner gate, john j.
Murphy; warder outer gate, W LII. H. bJ
els: paSt noDie cOInIIliLuef, 4.is. beiie
Nj Garter. Under the good OF the oiuei
Past Grand Commander rates presented
10 Mrs. carter her DauSeS as past hopIe
&C mnander and grand representative. 1l-en
followed a quartet by Mea5iS Levin =.
Handy, Stephen Howison, Clarence /. Uess-
ford and J. Bright HANDY, ana ree,u.iiSs ny
Leslie X. TremDly and Miss LiL-ie HOWL
son: recitation by Past Grand COMMANDER
Yates and remarks by Dr. Geo w. n.
Custis of Trinity Commandery. The noble
commander appointed samuel HoWison, l..
c. Hazen and hiss Minnie Bailey as the
CO mmittee on finance, and Il. II. Yates, l..
r. Trembiy, VIM. Il. Carter, Mss Lime ~.
Edelen, Mrs. Annie Il. Allen ana Mrs.
Belle Nj. Carter on the committee on the
good of the order. At the close OF the
meeting refreshments were served by tins
la dies of the commandery.
The officers of GOODWILL CommanderY
were installed last evening by Deputy
Grand Commander Eugene ID. Harrington
as follows: Noble commander, Waiter T..
Allen, vice nO5ic COmfndlluef, MIS- tddr-
garet C. Lamb; worthy preiate. Miss Ade-
laide Payne; keeper of records, Edward
Steer; treasurer, Waldo G. Perry; worthy
herald, John w. Musson; warder inner
gate, Mrs. Mary E. Goss. Miss Adelaide
Payne, from the committee on the proposed
Golden Cross library of the Grand Com
mandery, reported that at the last meeting
she was instructed to recommend that
book receptions be held as follows: One re-
ception Icy Anacostia Commandery at it's
hall in AnaCostia, one by Trinity, Capital
and st. Johns COMMANDMENTS at Golden
Cross Hall southeast, one by National, Mt.
Vernon and Potomac Communicates at Ma
tional Commandery Hall. No. G23 Louis
lana avenue, and one by Goodwill, Meridian
and Halcyon Communicates at Society
Temple corner of 9Th and G streets north
west, on such dates as the communicates
may determine. Columbia Commandery has
already decided to hold it's reception at
Medford's Hall. corner Sth and 1 streets
northeast, on the 10Th instant. The noble
commander appointed Miss Payne, DR.. S.
I. Groot and Eugene D. Harrington the
subcommittee on the part of Goodwill Com
mandery. Before the installation the COM
mandery conferred the first degree On one
candidate.
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T:sND7! FAB "a.

Inc anntal hoii"aE e"te' ''-.'''','''' @.
by Mrs. J. Is. Ninlear 10 her S"i1aas sf''>'ei
class, at her home On Holly avcnue' o.
.,,rr.d ON trfa,v c.,,ntifo last when
-. -. ,, ,,,,r.e;,,s. RI. 5i,iG..;
twenty -'hiee 10Y = - ,;,,.. ,,l',,.,
class CT this lady, Mss Lei bit-Si ''e'i's'
the associate teacher, we've made happy
with games. music. singing, etc., follow I'd
-, - .-r,,, ,,.a.+ MIC I.tt,a;. and the
py oooi''''ei 'ei''S. 10 .I.,.;..t''',
MISSES Ieftfuoe a'iu e7'ii 'oi
Mrs. kinnear III entertaining her Yong
e,1ests q number Of yJlyrl awaited them
49,, ~ "a. ,i,...-.. AZ I,rin..tnp :, sister.
$50 -, 80. "a, ,,,i.-.s ..s.,t
COUSIN vi iiie'i'' i-c so>''', 80
We're F-Cith ana ltv-eh " i.t'>i-NS'' s-i'.e
Watkins, Mabel, l. iul and i.;hy L:!-Ott,
Maude t'ol!naer, t.dltn Buire:i, Janet Coca.
ard Masters Charlie and louie Dudley,
Willie Lewis I.I,cin CI2rk Howard AtWeli.
Coon Byron Biou2@tt, Horace ;i.!u Chan l.e
Gcsorn, Charlie " hitf:,sr. Harry Page. I'd
win King. Willie Swormstedt. john Glover,
Ben r'ayoritc Frank and George Is r;le.
Ernest I:urreli. Wallace Wh:ta.,cr, B,rtie
Meadows and Eugene and Genevieve X IL
near
Miss Edith Page, the e!iic;cnt acting
SUPERINTENDENT OF the JJpiCr Christian en-
dcavor Society, entertained forty of these
Young Ieopic with Il social on saturday
night. The successful contestant for tie
nr:za in the DONKEY caII-. was Mis-; i:ciia II
kahfart \ cake yak pr:z., it, which
about fifteen cou-ies i@It;lEei, and winch
arsordci ri,ieil amusement. was won by
Miss, Edna f'iiiott and Charlie tioscrn. Tile
cake consisted OF Il basket continuing a
dainty It.ncheo1 tor two. which s.,:s al,
rraciatad ly the youthful v.cto:s. Ms
Pact. vas asssEte! IN preparing Tor ard tn-
tertair,ng TINS society t,sIsh twenty al
diticnal friendsl ly Mrs. t.ecrz'" II. Wells,
Misses irene Steers and Susie DAVIS OF
Rockville
Mrs +. G.. Gilbert of North 'Ta.;1Ina and
Mrs. c.. II. Remington of Holly avenue
We're the hostesres at dinners; given at thNir
respective homes 10 icw friends recently.
The Illness OF Miss Roberta Fest Of Mort
Carolina. at her father's home CT Tai."nn
Heights, has suffered relapse since $ II
day last when symptoms Of pneumonia
We're present.
Miss N.,lircd Eel is also Frustrated with
an attack OF illness, TIE resr!t of Il severe
Geld. Mss Elizabeth ShcGd is conVaiCSocnt
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Society at the residence Of DR.. ]. b. Gould
on last Monday night was well attended.
Mr.. E. c. Hough presided, with Mr.. Walter
Evans as secretary. Considerable routine
business was transacted, including discus
sion of the question of proper observance
Of arbor day. The company was entertain
ed with the reading Of selections from the
works of T. Nelson Page by DR.. J. b.
Hodgkins, recitations by Mrs. ]. 3. Gould,
Miss Edith Merrifield and William Strana-
han, charades. fortune telling. etc. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur X
Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. William Strana-
han, DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Hodgkin, Mrs. A.
H. Raymond Mrs. William Russell, Mrs ;
S. V. Proudfit Mrs Garner, Misses Ed1th
Merrffield, Margie Garner, Sue n: Riddle
Fannie and Virgie Bugg, Persis Proudht'
Emma Garner, Mary Castleman, Messrs
A. P. Eastman, W. D. Evans. e.. A. l..
Merrifield, Z. c. Hough, r. F. Bartle Jas.
Webster, Writ kinsley.
On Monday the horse of Mr. j. M. Ihorne
attached to his surrey, took fright anu ran
away, entirely demolishing the Venice. NC
one was in the surrey at the time
Mr.. H. a. Beach of Marietta, Ga, mas
rented the Pond house.
Messrs. ]. II. Thcrne and E. F. Croker
are attending the United States court IN
Norfolk.
Several civil cases were disposed OF IN
the mayors court on Monday by Mayor j.
d. Payne and Justice J. S. Riley. Lawyers
J. NJ Love of Fairfax c. II. and j. e. DE
Putron of Falls Church were in attendance
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FALLS Cfs(RCIl,

The town council held an important meet
ing on Monday night with CouncInlen
Payne, Church, Parker, Gould. Brown
Lynch and Nowlan present. Mr.. j. NJ
Mason appeared before the council and re-
ported that the street from Pond S through
to DR.. Colts had been opened according to
petition and instructions of council and
asked that it be accepted. On motion of
Councilman Gould it was voted that the
street be accepted and located fifty feet
wide, including sidewalk Councilman Now
Ian. from the committee to confer with Mr.
G. W. Mankin and Mrs. Rawlings in regard
to opening the new street from the Congre-
gational Church to Little Falls street, re-
ported the amount of compensation asked
for by the parties which not being salts
factory to the council the mayor appointed
Messrs. j. c. De Putron, q. A. L. Merr-
field, NJ. II. Brinkerhoof, L. s. Abbott and
Isaac CrOSSman a board of appraisers to
ascertain just compensation for the land
to be used, the appraisers to meet Satur-
day morning at I'D o'clock. On motion CT
Councilman Church the road committee
pairs to the board sidewalk made. The
board Of health called attention to the
prevalence of smallpox in Washington, and
requested that some precautionary steps he
taken in regard to the matter for the town.
On motion of Councilman Church the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted Resolved,
That all persons residing within the cor
poration and within radius of one mile
outside the limits who have not been sue
cessfully vaccinated within the last five
years be requested to be vaccinated with
in the next ten days. The clerk was in
structed to post notice accordingly, and it
was also voted that persons unable to pur-
chase vaccine points be furnished with
same free on application to either the
mayor, clerk or any member of the board
of health. The town sergeant was in
structed to ascertain and report the cost
of oyster shells delivered at the depot. The
Falls Church Improvement Company pre-
scented a petition asking that the streets
laid out and graded in the Sherwood SUBJ
division be accepted by the town. and, on
motion of Councilman Lynch. they were
accepted. The survey Of the town made ty
Mr. H. A. D. Croker, was presented and
accepted, and the committee continued. The
name of Lincoln street was changed to
"Shreve" street, according to request. The
town sergeant was instructed to request the
contractor to complete the building Of the
walls under the council room, and make
necessary repairs to the building injured in
moving.
The meeting OF the Village Improvement
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WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucts. ta7d&ds
TRUSTEES SALE OF THE GLOBE BUILDING
| PROPERTY, ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
| BETWEEN THIRD AND FOUR-AND-A-HAIF

TRUSTEES SALE OF The GLOBE BuIDlNti
PROPERTY, on PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
BETWEEN THIRD AND FOUR-AND-A-HALF'
STREETS WEST
BY virtue Of that certain deed OF trust. recorded
in Liber No. 9S3. folio ia ct seq. of the land
records Of the District of Columbia, the under
signed will sell at public auction, on WEDNtS-
DAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY.
D. 1895, at FOUR O'CLOCK PM, in front OF
the premises, all those certain parcels of land in
the city Of Washington. District Of Columbia.
known and distinguished all Of original lots
numbered II and Is, and the rear part of original
lot numbered 10. in reservation numbered 10. be-
ginning 20 feet inches northward'y from Penn
sylvania and running back with the full
width of said lot to the public alley in the rear
thereof, together with the improvements thereon.
consisting of that large and substantial structure
known the Globe building The entire property
to be sold contains II .245 square feet of land.
Terms Of sale One-hrd cash and the balance In
two equal instaments, at one and two years. for
which the notes of the purchaser, with interest
from the date Of sale. payable semi annually, will
be taken, secured by deed of trust. in the usual
form, the property sold, with policy or ill.,
surance the buildings, in the sum of at least
$1,000, all cash. at the option of the purchaser
All taxes to date of sale payable out of the pur-
chase money deposit Of $500 will be required
Of the purchaser at the time of sale. If the
terms of sale not complied with in ten days
TIE right is reserved to resell the property, after
five days advertisement. at the risk and cost Of
the defaulting purchaser
THOMAS E. WAGGAMAN.
WILLIAM A. MAURY.
ja1-d&ds Trustees.