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BROOkLAND,

Mr.. Jas. Brown of Newport News was
the recent guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Geo. b.
Johnston.
Mrs. p. II. Johnston, widow of p. H.
Johnston, returned to Brookland yes
terday from Philadelphia, where she has
been staying since the burial of her hus-
band.
The installation of officers of Brookland
Lodge, No. 25. 1. o. o. F., took place Mon
day evening by Pest Grand Milan There
We're addresses by Past Grand Master John
n. Wood and Messrs. r. E. L. Thompson
and VIM Quinn, and several vocal selec-
items by Mr.. Cathel of Metropolis Lodge.
The officers installed are as follows: Noble
grand, r. E. L. Thompson; vice grand.
VIM. Quinn; secretary. E. E. Cissel; treas
urer, Eli Hatcher: warder, II. E. Burgess;
conductor, DIR. ]. b. Williams; inside guar
dian, Geo. b. Johnston; R. s. n. G.. w. p.
Armstrong; r. S. S., Geo. w. Rhine, and
sitting past grand, j. L. Whiteside.
Mr.. John O'Brien has returned from
Wheeling, w. Va, where he spent the hol-
idays.
All the students have returned to their
studies at the Catholic University from
their holiday visits to their respective
homes.
The addition on the school building is
progressing finely. During the recent hol-
idays much work was done, so that the
roof is nearly ready for the stating.
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KESINGTON.

The Home Missionary and Ladies' Aid
Societies Of the st. Paurs M. E. Church
will hold their regular monthly meeting
today from II till at the home of Mrs.
X. E. Constant. Important business will
be brought up at the meeting.
The kensington Literary Society meets
tonight at the Noyes library. Eugene
Field, the children's poet. will be the sub
ject Of the program, and at roll call each
member will answer to his or her name by
giving quotation from his works. The fol-
lowing program will be rendered: A sketch
Of the life Of Eugene Field. Mr. Charles
smith; readings. Mr.. ]. w. Townsend
and Mrs. A. H. Kinnear; instrumental duet,
Messrs. Ernest A. Zeigler and Newman G.
Little; recitation, Mr.. Alfred E. Ray; vocal
a 9'e Miss Julia L: Langille and Miss
8aol Russell; recitation. Miss Margie
Mr.; William D. Little and family of
Washington have moved in DR.. John L.
Lewis house on Fawcett avenue.
The Home Missionary Society of the
warner Memorial Presbyterian Church will
be entertained Friday next at a luncheon
by Mrs James T. Marshall Of the "Manse."
At this meeting each member Of the So
ciety VIII hand In a dollar for the mission
airy cause and tell in what manner it was
earned.
A society has been formed among the
eolored people living in the vicinity Of
hensington called the School Club" The
OBJECT OF the society is to raise funds to
build school house and church, some
where on Kensington Heights Several
committees have been at work for some
time soliciting funds, and on Sunday even
ing last permanent organization was
formed at the home Of Alex. Catcher by
the election Of the following officers: Henry
Frasier. president; Alex. Catcher, vice pres
ldent; Mary Williams, secretary; Adelia
Sampson, assistant secretary, and Carey
Reeves, treasurer. 1t is expected that work
will begin on the building in the spring.
Rev. James T. Marshall Of the Warner
Memorial Presbyterian Church preached
his second sermon on the misunderstood
texts OF Scripture Sunday morning to a
large congregation.
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SUBURBAN NEWS
ANACOSTIA.

The republicans Of the first district held
an enthusiastic meeting last night at Doug
lass Hall, Hillsdale, for the purpose of ad-
vancing the interests Of Col. P. H. Carson
as a delegate to the st. Louis convention.
and it was under the auspices of the Car
son Republican Club that the assembly took
place. Addresses were made by Messrs. P.
H. Lewis Edward Oden, w. A. Perry, John
A. Moss. F. D. Lee, E. B. Welborn and
Col. Carson, and ALL particularly the lat
ter, were received with much applause.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the can
d.dacy of Col. Carson for the convention,
and indorsing the appointment Of Mr.. NJ.
NJ. Parker as one of the supervisors Of the
pointed as a committee to call on Mr.
Parker and notify him of the action of the
meeting: Messrs. Charles w. Scott, Ernest
Edelin,, M. NJ. West w. H. Matthews and
A. C. Bryant.
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PHILADELPHIA's POLICE.
Sensational Statements Made Durin
the investigation.

Sensational Statements Made During
the Investigation.
The testimony at yesterdays session Of
the senate investigating committee in Phil
adelphia was Of a decidedly sensational
character, and, like Mondays was directed
against the police in Mayor Warwick's
ward-the fifteenth A number of police
men and ex-policemen were examined, the
latter having all been discharged since last
Augustus delegate election, when the ad-
ministration opposed Senator Quay's cleo
ton as state chairman. The witnesses not
only told of the active participation Of the
police of the ward in politics, but charged
that Sergts. Green and McManus were
partners during the latter part of 1892 in
maintaining house of ill-fame on Green
street.
Ex-Puliceman James w. Naylor gave
this information, and said he was also a
partner. He said the place broke up in
about three months, and he and the SER
geants were compelled by the woman who
conducted the place to pay her money, I'M
der threat of arrest
Charges were also made against House
Sergeant William Francis, son of Lieut.
Francis, of 'ntoxcation while on duty and
bringing liquor into the station house. The
testimony against the lieutenant was in
the main bearing on his activity in the re-
cent election, when he is alleged to have
made an active personal canvass for the
admlnlsIratlon ana 10 nave ordered the
men under him to support the same pow
ers. Many Of those who did not were soon
discharged for most trivial reasons.
1t is being claimed by friends of the COM
mittee that attempts are being made to in
timdate certain witnesses who are ex-
pected to testify.
Lawyer Petit was in court and had the
notorious Julia Crows case postponed for
one week. She is under Indictment for
keeping a disorderly house, and will give
sensational evidence before the committee
in relation to the second district She
claims she is now being inundated by the
police Lawyer Petit also endeavored to
have eX-Policeman John Davis DISCHARGED
from custody. Davis was arrested, charged
with having sworn falsely before the COM
mittee as to his being appointed without
passing the civil service examination
Davis was held in 81 800 bail for court
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HERNDON.

DR.. Mason preached a very interesting
and instructive New Year sermon in Con-
gregational Church Sunday morning from
the text. For We have not passed this way
heretofore
Those citizens who have ice houses are
taking advantage Of the present freeze to
fill them.
Meetings are being held and will be con-
t1rued during this week of prayer in
Congregat ional Church.
Mr.. Bradshaw is making preparations to
build on the lot he purchased of Mr. Isaiah
Bready near the Episcopal Church.
MISS =. Browning Mason has returned to
her work in Annapolis, Nd.
Miss Grace Stephenson has returned from
her visit to New York
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Mayor Pineree Sustained.

Mayor Pingree Of Detroit last night sent
to the city council his veto of the ordinance
by which the franchises of the Citizens
Street Railway Company were to have been
extended to thirty years, with eight for a
quarter tickets and five cents for transfers.
The veto was sustained by a vote of % to @,
although the ordinance had passed by 10
affirmative votes last week. The company's
present franchises, which are good for about
fourteen years, permit the charging of five
cent fares, but eight for quarter tickets are
being sold as an experiment, in view of the
new Detroit railways competition at tho
same price.
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CANADA's SPLIT CABINET.
Ex-Mfnister Foster Declares That the
Premier is Incompetent.

Premier Is Incompetent.
In the Canadian house of commons yes
terday afternoon G. E. Foster, lately minis
ter of finance, made a statement in refer
ence to the causes which had actuated him.
self and six colleagues in resigning their
position as cabinet members. The sole
reason given was that the seeding minis
tiers had no confidence in Sir Mackenzie
Bowelrs leadership. They contended, said
Mr.. Foster, that Sir Mackenzie Bowel was
Incompetent to lead the government. Mr..
Foster stated that the question of granting
remedial legislation to re-establsh separ-
ate schools in Manitoba mad nothing to do
with the designations.
Sir Bowel made a statement in the sem
ate last hight to the effect that he would
go on with remedial legislation. He stig-
.natized the action of the seven ministers
who seeded as unfair, undignified and I'M
called for.
1t is not thought probable that Sir Macken-
zie's government will be able to carry on
remedial legislation.
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Believed to BE Lost.

The well-known British tank steamer
Wildfiower, Capt. Stonewell, which sailed
from Philadelphia December II for Rouen,
France with 1,173,626 gallons of crude oil
a crew of thirty men all told, is believed to
have blown up or foundered at sea and all
hands persisted, no tidings having been re-
ceived from the ship since she left the Del
aware breakwater.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Let your
old square piano
come as part
payment ON a
magnificent
NEW style
Bradbury
Upright.

II you will send a postal, or tele-
phone, or call in person, we will send
q representative up to your house to
examine your old square piano. He will
tell you exactly how far it will 60 to-
ward paying for new Bradbury Up
right.
We can allow you more for your old
SQUIRE than any body else in Washington.
Why?
Because, being manufacturers, We can
send 1t to our OWN FACTORY and Rave
1t ovtrhauled and remodeled at triiing
expense, while 1t is practically worthless
to an agent, because the expense Of
liking 1t up Is SO great that 1t costs
more than tn. piano is worth.
You have your choice Of hundreds of
Few style Bradbury Uprights Just out
OF the factory. All the latest styles,
with the quaint old hand-carving decora-
lions, full swinging desk ard the new
Boston fall board.
In buying a Bradbury from us, the
manufacturers. you pay no MIDDLE
MANS PROFITS, and We are prepared
to give you just the same price advan-
tages in exchanging a new Bradbury
Upright for your old square. as If it
We're to be cssh sale.
We do rot, like certain dealers. con-
nne you to the selection of certain in
struments, just because you want to
make on cxchange. There isn't piano
In the house that you can't have in ex-
Ct ange for your old square.
Wen give you the biggest value for
your square possib to get.
Wen give you the choice Of any Up
right Piano in stock.
Well let you pay the balance Of the
account in small, easy monthly INSTALL
ments.
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The Laws of Whist,

All the laws Of Whist, as revised and
adopted at the Third American Whist Con-
gress, are to be found in The Evening
Stars New Almanac and Encyclopedia for
1896, and is but one feature of its thou
sands OF facts, statistics, records, etc. 25c.
per copy. For sale at Evening Star office
and all news stands.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

ESTATE OF THOMAS B. TURNER, LATE OF
the District Of Columbia. No. 6493. Doc. 81.
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia, holding Or
pbans Court, for probate of last will of Thomas
b. Turner, deceased, and for letters testamentary
on said estate, by Thomas w. Fowler and Michael
A. French, executors, in said will named, this is
to give notice to al! concerned to appear in said
court on Friday, the 31st day Of January, AID.
1896, ut 10 O'Clock a.m., to show cause why such
application should not be granted.
A. b. HAGNER, Justice.
Attest: j. NOTA McGILL, Register of Wills, L. C.
GOULD L. WOODWARD,
Proctors for Applicant. jas-1aw3t
Issued December 20, 1895.
ESTATE OF ANZOLETvTE H. KNIGHT, LATE OF
District of Columbia. No. 1909. Doc. %.
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia, holding Or
letters testamentary said estate, by Abby H.
McLane, this is to give notice to all concerned to
appear in said court on Friday, the 18th day Of
January, AID. 1886, at 10 O'Clock am, to show
cause why such application should not be granted
Attest: ]. NOTA McGIII,
Register OF Wills, d. C,
GORDON GORDON, Proctors for Applicant
de25-1aw3t
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.

DURING JANUARY WE OFFER SEVERAL FINE
pifnos In mahogany. oak, walnut or ebony. from
reputable manufacturers; warranted years, in
Guiding tuning for year. stool and cover, for
cash at $115, $500 and $3.50; small advance for
reasonable figures. At 1903 G ST., Temple Of
Music. Est. 1872. jaS-lm
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LADIES GOODS.

MISS LAURA CADMAN,
LADIES' HAIR DRESSING.
Treatment Of the scalp speciality. Work done
at residences II desired. Braids refxed and bangs
dressed. 1907 g ST. ". de31-1m
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Education for Real Life.

2o04s SUNS AMI DAUGHTERS. 1880.
The Spencerian Business College,
National Bank of the Republic building, 7th
and ID NV Day and night sessions.
SPENCERIAN,
IN the national capital and throughout the country
p household word. associated with thorough bust
ness training and O prosperous career.
Inc thirty hrst scholastic year Of this popular In
etitution began Monday, September 2, 1895 Five
departments, viz Practical Business. including
complete bookkeeping course. English, rapid caIr.-
htions, rapid writing, moral and social culture,
Delsarte system Ct expression, civics, political
with initiatory bookkeeping; Shorthand and Type
writing. including English; Spencerian Rapid Writ
Ing. Mechanical and Architectural Drawing. Full
uaL
Spacious. brilliantly lighted, handsome halls and
class rooms. Services Of graduates always In de-
Tand Terms moderate but no competition with
cheap schools. The leading business men of Wash
ington were trained IN this college, and send their
sons and daughters and candidates for employment
here for training.
This college received from the Worlds Columbian
commission Diploma for Excellence of Students
WorK in all OF the above departments and four
Of the students received silver medals for superior
work in the Living EGuCa Exhibit"
once open every business day and night.
Write or call for annual announcement
MRS. SARA A SPENCER,
de14-t Principal and Proprietor.
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS

FOR sALE-AS AN GOING TO GIVE UP MY
house and take rooms aud having place
store my upright piano. will sell the same for
$1I5; piano in splendid condition and nearly
new. Address GIVING UP, Star office. ja7-3t
FOR SALE-A LADY GOING AWAY FOR HEALTH
Will sell handsome gowns and wraps at bargain.
Address Box 40, Star office. ja7-2ts
FOR SALE-A HANDSOME CABINET AND TWO
pairs of nice curtains and marble clock; nay
be bought privately at $50 st. NV. ja6-3t'
FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT PIANO.
slightly used, $40; standard make also parlor
organ, % stops, So: New upright planes from
$3.50 up; warranted years. HELBIG'S MUSIC
STORE, 1742 7th st. NV. de27-2w'
FOR SALE ALL PATENT MEDICINES POSI-
lively sold at cost.
EQUITABLE DRUG CO., 52s 18th st. NV.
1al-1m' 100 2-GR. QUININE PILLS. 1Sc.
FOR SALE-A MOST COMPLETE LINE OF
SKATES. All the well-known makes.
CLINE BROS. 800 Pa. ave-,
5al-f Bicycles, Skates, etc.
FOR SALE-CHRIS'TAIAS PRESENTS CANARIES,
mocking birls, gold fish; large ussort ment; right
prices Also best lake Of incubators. SCH3IID'S
BIRD STORE TIP 18th st. and 1921 Pa ave.d14
FOR sALE-LOUNGE $3.50; COOK STOVES,
800; 81 per week fol bed room and parlor
suites: lew prices. REDMOND'S CHEAP CASH
AND TINE HOUSE. 719 7th NV. mh10tr
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UPTOWN MUSIC STORE. 1873 TTH ST. NV,
Is the place TO buy pianos organs cheap for
cash. easy installments. Don't neglect to
have thcm nut your piano in order for the holt
day festivities. Great reduction in prices for
the next 20 days. de21 -3ws
Evening star., 1896-08-13
What Animals Shy At.
From the Spectator.

From the Spectator.
Young horses can be led up to a sack lying
on the ground and induced to pass IL by let
ting them smell 1t and find out that II really
is a sack and not the protean thing, what
ever 1t may be. which illusion conjures up
for them. Once the writer saw very quick
and pretty instance Of experiment by touch
made by a frightened pony. 1t was being
driven as leader in pony tandem. and stop
ped short in front of where the rails of q
steam tramway crossed the road. 1t first
smelled the near rail. and then quickly gave
satisfied. and crossed the line. On the other
hand. a donkey always tried to jump the
shadows Of tree trunks on the road, though
a similar experiment Of touch would have
shown that these were as unreal as the tram
rail was substantial Lastly, no horse which
has once knocked it's head against the top
of a stable doorway seems quite able to get
rid Of the Illusion that there sits up in the
top Of all doorways an invisible something
which Will hit him again next time he goes
through. Hence the troublesome, and some
times incurable habit Of horses 'jibbing"
" hen taken out Of the stable.
This is an obvious instance Of the disad-
vantage at which most animals stand in re-
gard 10 means Of physical experiments The
horse. for instance, needs only feel the Intel
to find out that 1t is fixed and does not move
and Is not alive and waiting to hit him. But
except his lips. which are sensitive he hs q
no member with which he can make this ex
pertinent Except the elephant and the
from this lack of the mea ms of experiment.
The wonder Is. not that they suffer from
Illusions, but that they make so few mis-
takes.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
THE CRUISER BROOKLYN
Arrangements Have Been Perfected for Her
Official Trial Trip.
She Will he the Most Effective Conn
Derce Destroyer I'm the United
States Navy.

Arrangements have been perfected for the
oficial trial OF the armored cruiser Brook
iyn designed as the deetest and most DOW
erful vessel of her class In the world She
VIII undoubtedly Toe the most effective
commerce destroyer" In the United States
ravy. Owing TO her greater displacement
than the cruiser New York the latest a'd-
dition to the navy has been facetiously
termed The Greater New York"
The speed test of the Brooklyn will be
made over the government course. extend
Ing from Cape Arm to Cape Porpoise ON
the coast Of Maine. and return. Under the
contract the vessel must make twenty
knots an hour for four continuous hours
and large premiums will be given for each
quarter Knot in excess OF the contract rate.
with corresponding penalties i'm case OF
failure lnhsmuch she has a thousand
tons greater displacement than the New
York ana lis built on improved lines. IL -
predicted by her designers thai she Will
beat the performance Of the New York u
t"rnty-one knots and earn a good premium
for her builders.
A board, consisting OF Commodore
George Dewey. Capt. Henry r. Pick
ing. Capt. Francis A. Cook. chief En-
gineer George W. Stivers Commander
Charles II. Davis. Naval Cons tructor John
+. hanscom. Lieut. Commander Edward u
Wood. Lieut. Commander SeatOn Schroeder
and Lieut.. Sidney A. Staunton. t'nited
states navy, as recorder. is appointed FOR
the purpose of making an examination Of
The brooklyn and Of witnessing nd report
ing upon the trial OF that vessel and her
machinery. The board will meet at the
snpyard Of the Cramps the ioth in
slant fer the purpos" Of making such eN-
animation and inspecti,n OF the V-Ss. a.
may be practicable. I'm order that AS little
time as possible may be consumed while
out for the run over the trial course.
IL Is expected that the BROOKLYN will leave
Philadelphia for the trial on Saturday. the
I'D instant. the vessel being weighted 10 a
displacement of $50 tons. ~ required 10y
the contract. The board will proceed I'm her
to the vicinity of Cape Ann for rhe purpose
OF determining her speed by runs over a
measured course. beginning at a point on the
range line between Straitsmouth Island
lighthouse and a b,-aCon erected over the
coast survey triangulation station on Pools
fill. and proceeding thence I'm a uniform
direction for distance of IL nautical miles
10 a point on the rang. line b.t wsru Goat
Island light house and beacon to d. erect
ed over the coast survey triangulation sta
tion summit.
The vessel will be run over the measured
| course twice, or. in case TN. contractors
should be dissatisfied with the results oh
| tanned. they may make serund series Of
runs over the course. either upon IA. sam.
day or upon the first suitable day th.reafter
| In order that they may select any two CON
s-cutiNe runs in opposite directions a. The
official trial OF the vessel.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
4 BOY IN THE NAIL RAG.
Young Negroes Narrow Escap. Prom
Being Mailed to Wa.hInYton.

Frank Dubois. a colored boy. TO keep off
the flies. crawled into mail sack at Pougi-
koepsie. y. Y. yesterday and went to sleep.
lhe assistant postmaster. mstaking the
sack containing sleeping Frank for one filled
with empty pouches, labeled il Washing
ton, ID. c." and closed il. James Newman
called for the noon mail half hour later
Among the pouches loaded on the stage was
the one In which Frank wAs still enjoying
his MONDAY nap. On the way TO the station
Jimmie noticed a commotion I'm the sack of
pouches. but attributed ii 10 the jostling OF
the stage.
When loading the mail on the train one
of the postal clerks heard a voice and upon
investigation found Dubois. nearly suffo-
Gated: The colored boy was very indignant
ard threatened to bring suit for damages
Evening star., 1896-08-13
New superintendent Appointed.

Mr.. W. 8. Duckett. for some time mana
ger Of the Altoona and Pottsville electric
railroad and formerly Of the General Elec-
trio Company. has been appointed super
intendent of the Great Falls electric rail-
way and entered upon the ischorge of
his duties yesterday. Mr.. ]. ]. Camp, who
has been discharging the functions of su-
perintendent, with other offices, has been
placed In full charge Of the construction
OF the road, and is busy with a gang Of
men, laying down a double track from Lit
tie Falls station to Cabin John. This will
enable the company to run trains every
five or eight minutes. requirement made
imperative by the great and steady in
crease of travel. The estimate Of Mr..
Stilson Hutchins when he began the road
year ago was a half million passengers
the first year of actual operation. The real
figures will considerably pass the mill On
mark. A large number of new motor and
trailer cars have been received and housed
In the new car house which has just been
finished east of the Foxhall road. SO that
the road will very soon be ready for any
demands upon 1t.
Evening star., 1896-08-13
Army Orders.

Capt. Charles H. Ingalls,. assistant quar-
termaster. has been relieved from duty In
the Department Of Dakota and ordered 10
st. Paul and settle accounts.
Capt. James W. Pope. assistant quar-
termaster. has been relieved from duty at
New York and ordered to take charge of
the construction of barracks, ETC.. at the
new military post at Bismarck, N. D.
Three months leave of absence has been
granted Col. Samuel s. Sumner 9th Cav
airy; Lieut.. Henry L. Harris, 1st Artillery,
and Lieut. Col. David Perry. 10th Cav
airy.
The following transfers in the 1st Cav
airy are made:
Second Lieut.. John w. Furlong, from
Troop c to Troop +; Second Lieut.. Robert
c. Williams, from Troop F to Troop C.