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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
BROOkLAND.

There full attendance at the performance
of the chfldrens Opereta, The Katyditls,'' which
took place last night at the Town Hail. for the
benefit of st. Anthony's Catholic Church. The cast
follows: Fairy Queen Tftania, May Weld
man; Moonlight, Helen Brooks; Starlight, Carrie
Julien; Little Katy, Dora Lanigan; Puck, Gertrude
Wedman; Herald, Paul Julien; Fairy Aeolia,
Mary Bowling; Fairy Corola, Marie Woodward;
Fairy Foamhell, Kathleen Noel and frogs, John
Ro1ler and Gussie Julien. The entire cast i'm
persOnatcd the characters very crrdtably. All the
children did well and looked as If they had been
Transported from fairylard in their pretty dresses
The katydids We're Lulu Julien. Rosy Mcnamara
Merle Barton Louis Byrnes Eliot Noycs and Cyrus
Julien. The fairies follows: Emily Brooks
Irene Mcnamara, Edna Julien, Mary Byrncs Ruth
arine Brown. Bernadne Woodward. Clarence How
lett. Florence Crook, Barbara Rodler. Edith Nc
Gee. Ella Crok. Emily HetGeld, Madse Mcticc.
Miss Emily Hewlett of lexington made an accept
able accompanst. The evenings entertainment
closed with farce by the Bohemian Ministries, en-
titled, 'Johnson's Intelligence Office Those who
took part were: Pompey Johnson, VIM. Tate; Mr.
Vanderbilt. Dean Edmonds: Mike Rafferty,, Edward
Ramstell Herbert Fitz Percy Beverly Towes;
Theodore Dessez. This was thoroughly enjoyed and
loudly appauded. After this the floor was cleared
lett, pianist, and Mr. Joseph Finckel, violinist,
furnished the music In the various corners of the
natronized. The ice cream, which was served on
the stage, also in demand. All the ladies of
the church worked earnestly and deserve high COM
incubation for their work. Ii is hoped that good
sum was realized.
Mr. VIM. Post of Washington. with his mother
Quincy street. University Heights.
MIS-. Odds who has been the guest of Mrs. Horace
oho where she viii SPEND see weeks SS sbe
accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Mamie
Hamilton who will remain for some time with
Odds will visit her son In Chicago with whom she
Wiz take an extensive trip in the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
MATT 'INGS.

To specify the big values we'd have to
ennmerat" the whole stock. Every roll
and there are hundreds here's a specially
selected quality. Not only do we show the
largest stock but the very best-and at the
very lowest prices. Just come In to look
You needn't buy an inch if you don't want
to. but you're not doing yourselves justice
nor us-until you have given us a chance to
demonstrate what perfect satisfaction we
can give you-and the money We can save
you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
Voice of Experience.


From Puck.
Mother Cooking over her sons college ex-
penses)-"I don't see why Williams ex-
penses should be so much more this year
than last"
Father "a former collegian)-''WeH you
see, the police fines are higher after the
first offenSe."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
Horrors of War.

From the Detroit Tribune.
1.-THE enemy" shouted the courier. breath
lessly, us opening with grape-shot."
The face Of the warrior blanched.
Appendicitis" he gasped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
Baby Carriages.

Now you've got on pride point.
We've ALWAYS made specially of Baby
Coaches. We handle only the most reliable
makes. The largest variety in town. Plain
and elaborated styles. All new-Of this sea-
sons patterns. Wen surprise you with our
prices for these best Carriages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
Refrigerator

A poor Refrigerator will cost you as much
as good 0ne-f0r our good ones are no
higher in price than those that are deficient
in the strong points Of construction that
OURS have. Any size-any Style-and Il guar
antee Of satisfaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01

Dispatches at st. Petersburg from Nice
say that the health of the czarewitch has
taken sudden turn for the worse. Great
anxiety is felt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01

This style Skirt, in serge and fig
ured brilliantine, lined all through
and velvet bound. Worth $3.50.
Only SI.9S.
$780,, INSTEAD OF $500.
Brilliantine Skirt, lined all through.
Worth $500 Only 9Sc.
S8,E8, INSTEAD of $500.
Ten STYLES of colorcd cheviot, three
styles OF shepherd plaid; also cheviot
and brilliantine, in black and navy,
9-gore skirts, 8 yards wide, lined
with ruStling percalinc, velvet bound.
A bargain at 5000. Only $3.4S.
$3.50, INSTEAD OF 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01

The body of Alexander Knopfel, a prom
inent merchant of Bay City, Mich, was
found in the Ohio river near Cincinnati
Wednesday. The body was identified by
papers found on it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
Amounted JanitOr.

Harry c. Klopfer has been appointed
janitor Of the District building, vice Mar
shall.
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TABERNACLE CHOIR.
HOW OUR SINGERS WE'RE RE-
CEIvED IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Words of Praise From the Chronicle
-"Remained For the Mormon
Choir to Present the Perfection of
Attack

The San Francisco Chronicle of
Thursday gives the following criticism
of the opening concert given in that
CITY:
No word of praise has overrated the
ensemble of the Mormon tabernacle
choir. The singers must have had
among their text books that little
analytic curiosity Psychology of At
tention,' for that part of the work is
absolutely faultless. The leader, Evan
Stephens, directs to some purpose, for
every intricacy described by his baton
is read by his faithful followers. AT
festive times, San Francisco has num-
bered in it's choruses hundreds, gather
ed from near and far, and they have
done acceptable work, but it has re-
manned for the Mormon choir to pre-
sent the perfection of attack. With the
raise of the baton, the full volume of
ITS voices burst upon the audience in
the Mormon temple dedication an
Them written by the conductor. 1t
was a revelation in choral work and
was accorded we'll deserved encore,
to which they responded with a lula
by without accompaniment. 20 My
Father" the favorite Mormon hymn,
was one of the gems of the evening.
In this, the meditation was extremely
delicate.
So thoroughly enjoyable was the
choral work that the audience would
gladly have heard more, and gen.
eral disappointment awaited the au-
dience when Mr. Stephens announced
that he did not feel justified in having
the choir attempt the Hallelujah
Chorus from the Messiah without
pipe organ accompaniment, and the
one in the hall was not in order to
use, but that the management had
promised to have it fixed so the num-
Der could be given this evening. In
stead eff that test chorus, the choir
gave the finale from "Traviata."
The soloists, while rendering consci-
entious work were so far below the
standard of the choir that they were
quite disappointing. The duet, "Conso-
lation" La Moth by Nellie bruce Pugs-
ley and Bessie Dean Allison, was ac-
ceptably sung. Miss. Pugsley has a
flute-like soprano voice, light and true,
and Mrs. Allison quite pleasing con-
tralto.
The tenor, R. c. -Easton, sang annie
Laurie" with plenty of fire, but in this
his voice was all sudden lights and
shades and slurs, and showed lack of
training. It showed to better advant-
age in the quartctte from "Rigoletto."
George D. Pyper's voice has some
agreeable qualities.
Willard e. Weihe, the violinist, who
prides himself upon playing a violin
of his own construction, was we'll re-
ceived, but the execution was nom
descript. For an encore he played with
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taste a simple arrangement of the
Berceuse by Sauret.
The boy alto, Master Charlie Pike,
has sympathetic voice and sang with
artistic finish Angels Ever Bright and
Fair which received a most enthusi-
astic encore. He is a fine-faced lad in
knee breeches, evidently IL or 10 years
old.
The following was the programme in
full:
Mormon temple dedication anthem,
''Hosannah,' E Stephens, full choir
with accompaniment; duet, 'Consola-
ton e. Stephens, Nellie bruce Pugs-
ley and Bessie Dean Allison; male
chorus, 'Breezes of the Night Lo
Moth, Harmony club, H. S. Ensign di-
rector; Scotch ballads, (a) Annie
Laurie" R. c. Easton. Cb) robin
Adair," George D. Pyper and R. C.
Easton; ladies chorus. Mothers Lul-
laby,' E. Stephens, Cecilia and Ibel
Canto clubs; violin solo. Airs Hon
groise,' Earnst, Willard E. Weihe;
prison scene, I'll Trovatore," Verdi,
Nellie bruce Pugsley, George D. Piper
and choir; recitation, AUX Italiens,"
Meredith, Maud May Babcock, obligato
by w. E. Weihe; quartette, "Rigoletto, -
Verdi, Lizzie Thomas Edward, Bessie
Dean Allison, r. C. Easton and H. S.
Ensign; favorite Mormon hymn, 20,
My Father R. C. Easton and choir;
solo, Angels Ever Bright and Fair"
Handel, Master Charlie Pike, boy alto;
chorus, 'Traviata," choir.
With the exception of the "Hallelu-
jah Chorus" the entire programme for
this evening will be operate.
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ncClure's

Is intensely interesting, being COM
piled largely from heretofore unpubI
lished MSS. and dealing largely with
Lincoln's early hfe.-Teachers' Outlook
lebanon. o.
To make an entirely different esti-
mate of Abraham Lincoln's early ca
reer, the qualities of mind to which he
was entitled by heredity and the inhu-
ence coming from knowledge of hon
orable ancestry, is what the new biog-
raphy published by s. S. Mcclure calls
upon the world to do This new book.
1.-The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln
is founded upon a mass OF asv ma
terial.-scrantsn pn.) Truth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
Early Lie of

Tia ne.9 Hfe e. lincoln is one of the
most aztsRtant contributions ever
made o biographical literature. It
of Mr.. Lincoln himself, and of his I'M
dying work for his country, but of
much of the earlier history Of this
country. It's value cannot we'll be over
estimated Globe.
Presenting, as it does. Lincoln's per-
sonal history and characteristics moro
fully than any other biography, I be
lieve it is destined to be the popular
life of the great American.-w. H.
Lambert
The text contains many revelations
that he came of good stock and not
from the poor whites" as has so Of
ten been declared.-Fremont Io) Jour
nal.
1t will be the popular life tof the great
ommoner.-Lewistown Qrl) Demo-
GRAFT
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Lincoln

The McC1ure's goes deeper into the
subject and presents a life of Lincoln
that reaches into the years that mark
ed his common life, and promises To
draw popular attention more closely
than ever before to the subject.-YankI
ton Oakota) Press and Dakotan.
Never before have the scenes Of
Lincolns early life been so fully and
beautifully pictured, and in no other
biography with which we are acquatut-
ed does the reader come SO close to his
early HITCHCOCK CNeb) Times-Dem-
ocrat.
viii take its place among the clas.
sizes of American 1iterature.-San Fran
cisco Cab Call
The McCLUREs EARLY LIFE or
LINCOLN contains all the Lipcolu
material which appeared In Me-
CLURE's MAGAZINE in the numbers
November to February (Which are
now out of PRINT, with many addi-
tons in text and pictures. New
readers of the magazine can have
the complete Life" by besinninx
with the March number and secur-
ing this volume. Edition, $4,000
copies. On sale ON every news.
stand and in every book store.
PAPER, so CENTS. CLOTH, $1.oo.
SIS. MCCLURE CO., NEW YORK CITY
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GOLD CONTRACTS.
Question of Their Legality Raised
in Nebraska.

OMAHA. April 1.-THE question of the
legality of what are known as gold
contracts" was raised for the first time
in this county today. 1t came up in the
case of Chase against Wren, an action
to collect payment of a 5000 mortgage
on which a default in interest had oc-
Cured.
The attorney for the defense raised the
point in the district court as to the ef-
feet of inserting in a note or contract
the words Ito be paid in gold coin." or
the words ito pay in gold coin or it's
equivalent" and argued that in either
form the note would be illegal being in
violation of the legal tender law and con-
trary to public policy.
1t was further argued by the defense
that if not voiding and invalidating the
note entirely, the section requiring pay
ment in gold was void.
During the argument the court said that
it would not enforce that part of the
note contracting to pay in gold; that if it
came to question of holding that the
note was payable in gold coin or that
the contract was illegal and void, the
court would hold that it was Illegal and
void.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18

100000 bushels of grain in store at Chi
cago. Increased volume of business is
most conspicuous west, at st. Louis, Chi
cago, Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee,
ana Memphis. Less gain is shown on the
Pacific coast, except in export lines, ship
ments of lumber from Portland and San
Francisco being conspicuous
Tacoma continues to send flour, lumber
and cotton across the Pacific and to
South Africa
Exports of wheat flour included as
wheaD, from both coasts of the United
States this week amount to 2.017,00O BUSH
els against 1,754, 600 last week, 3,16 900 in
the week year ago; 100000 in the week
two years ago and as compared with g.
1863, 900 in the week of 1893. Exports of
Indian corn amounted to 1.0T4,000 bushels
this week against 1881, 600 last week, 600
in the week a year ago and 2,040OGO in the
week two years ago.
Total business failures in the United
States are IA this week, against 231 last
week, 219 in the week of 1895; 212 in 1894,
and 217 in 1885, which is smaller excess
than the average increase weekly during
the first quarter of the current year.
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What Is Said of
the


The life of him which Mr.. Mcclurs
Is now publishing, and which Miss Ida
NJ. TarbeH is writing, is based upon
thorough investigation of the facts
in his history and his family's his
tory. and the history of his childhood.
and the experience of the family in
Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois; an in
vestigation that has not been made
before.
I regard the book which Mr.. Nc
Clure is publishing as a public bene.
faction.-Charles A. Dana
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
FOREIGN FINANCES.

New York April 1.-THE Evening Posts
London financial cablegram:
The feature of the market today was
the rise in consols to III. The bears hoped
for some reference in the budget to the
suspension of the sinking fund. This not
being forthcoming there was rush to
cover and hence the rise. There was
further sharp rise in home rails. Ameri-
cans opened firm but gave way little
on arbitrage letter out of stock. then rail-
lied and closed trifie weaker again.
Atchison and Southern were especially
good.
Mines were fat on disquieting South
African news as to which some very grave
opinions are expressed in good quarters.
Paris and Berlin markets were firm.
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one of those substituted. and the en-
thusiasm over its rendition was i'm
mense. The male chorus also had a
great reception. A trip to Monterey
has been arranged, and will be taken
by the choir on Monday. The MEM
bers have passed the day at the Pre-
sidro, and viewing the new ship Oregon,
now being constructed at the Union
Iron HunrlrS
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. April 17.-Light to medium
weight feeders are selling on a level with
fat export beeves and some have sold as
high as 400. Cows at 25G@3.5O: prime
heifers, 3.6OQ39O; calves, 4.5O64.65
The offerings were well taken at 5000
$3.50 for heavy hogs and choice lots
brought $50. Medium weights went as
high as 3.75. and light weights at $500
400.
Inferior to choice sheep are now sell
ing at 2.50a3.65, chiefly at 3.10Q3.50, with
westerns and Texans making UP the
at 3.75Q4. 80, and shorn lambs and sheep
sell az about soc. under wooded fiocks.
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Abraham

1t now appears that previous bsog-
raphers have been content with easily
ascertainable facts and really made no
patient and thorough research That
has been done in the preparation of
the Mcclure biography Brooklyn On.
" Eagle.
In no other biography does the read-
er come so close to the young Lincoln.
Wilkes Barre Pa) Record.
The most interesting story of the
martyr Presidents career that has
come under our notice-Dover On. u
Era
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erEN ny RRADsTREET.

NEW YORK, April II.-Bradstreets's
tomorrow will say:
Favorable weather except in some of the
northwestern states has stimulated de-
r1,srd for sessonabie merchandise notable
lieht summer clothing. Or the whole the
week presents a distinct gain. This is
not so much apparent at eastern centers.
except Baltimore and Pittsburg as in the
central Mississippi river valley. At some
northwestern cities the movement of
merchandise has declined, but at a num-
Der east it is unchanged, while southern
cities in most instances report business
quiet and in other portions Of the coun-
try less favorable. There is demand for
hardware, machinery and locomotives.
Preparations are making at lake ports
for the opening of navigation, one of the
FIRST effects OF which will be to release
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-18
Last Nights Concert.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.-(Special
The concert tonight was another de-
cided success, the attendance being
considerably larger than the night
previous. Mrs. Pugsley being i'll, sew
eral numbers were changed. The
Soldiers Chorus" from Faust" was
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Omaha, April 17.-Cattle- Receipts, 1,50O;
market steady; native beef steers, 1900
40; western steers, 3O063.S0; Texans, $50
1880; COWS and heifers, 2.40a3.4 Gamers.
175G2.35; stockers and feeders, 290@3 IS;
calves. 3.00Q475; bulls. stays ets 1000
1856.
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market 5alO cents
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On the produce exchange today, the
butter market was steady; creamery, IL
d15l5; dairy, 9l14
Eggs-Steady, 10c.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

Kansas City, April 17.-Cattle- Receipts.
400; shipments, 1,4OO: market active,
steady to strong Texas steers, 30O63. 40;
Texas cows, 2.O0d310: beef steers, 1900
400: native cows. 20O@. 25: stockers and
feeders, 2.65q3S0; bulls, 2.40q3.00.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1000;
market 5@1Oc higher; bulk of sales $40
G345; heavies.s 31Od3.45; packers, $3.50
3.55; mixed 3.4O03.55; light, 3.40q36 IS;
workers, 355G3.65; pigs, 3.30Q3.65
Sheep-Rcceipts, $500; shipments, 3,100;
stronger; lambs, 3.906425; muttons, ESQ
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NEW YORK, April 1.-THE following
table, compiled by Bradstreets, shows the
total clearances at the principal cities and
the percentage OF increase and decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
last year:
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WALL STREET.

New York, April 1.-THE speculative
temper today underwent a change on
previous conditions. illustrating the pro-
verbal uncertainty OF affairs in Wall
street. The course of prices was gener-
ally downward, relating the effect of real
izations on Wednesday and Thursday, and
the practical elimination of the short in
terest. The bear contingent exhibited ag-
gressiveness, being encouraged by hqui-
dation in American securities by foreign
dealers. There was hardly a trace of the
commission house buying, which within
day or two past has been an encouraging
feature. The distribution of business in
the railway shares was poor, only one
stock. ST. Paul, recording a fair total. In
the industrials, Sugar counted for over
one-fourth Of the entire transactions.
The stock was weak, a fact which caused
something of a shock to the average
Spectator. The danger of the widespread
bull sentiment on this speciality was re-
Gently referred to in these dispatches.
The decline was in the face of further
advances in the price of foreign grades
OF the product The reactionary tendency
OF the market was most marked in the
late dealings. The lack of support in
Sugar eXerted unfavorable sympathetic
effect upon the other industrials. The
stock in question declined 212 per cent. to
l2S, closing at 1882.
The railway list moved within mar
row range. The closing was weak at
ABOUT the lowest of the day.
The railway bond market displayed ag-
gressive strength in the early session on
a renewal of foreign purchases. Part of
the gain was lost in the afternoon, the
market being affected by the weakness
of the stock speculation. The sales were
81, S54, 600. Government bonds again showed
Improvement, slight gains being scored
on purchases of $3.50, 800
Money on call easy at 212G3 per cent:
last loan, per cent; closed per cent.
limo
Sterling exchange dull with actual bust
ness in bankers bills, at 4SS15G4. $50 for
demand and 4.S7s4Q4.SS for sixty days.
Posted rates, 4.SSl9Q490.
Commercial bills, 4.S7.
Bar silver. 67&.
Silver certificates, 67ss@6SA.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
New York, April .-Flour-Steady.
Receipts, 11,1OO; exports, 2O,SOO barrels;
quiet but firm.
Wheat-Receipts, $500; exports, 32,7OO.
rail. No. 1 hard, IFS f. o. b. afioat.
Options opened steadier but at once sold
off under dull cables and favorable crop
news; later the market rallied and in
the afternoon was strong on vigorous COW
ering on report of chinchbugs in the
southwest and some export demand here;
closed 12q$4c. net higher. No. 2 red
April, 76q769s; closed 1875; May, 727s@74;
CLOSED 1873.
Hops-Quiet.
Wool-Dull
Petroleum-Dull; United closed 122
Pig Iron-Steady.
Silver-67%.
Lead-steady; brokers'. 2.9O; exchange,
Unsteady: straits, 1Ss5G1345 Plates,
steady.
Spelter-Easier domestic, 40
Coffee-Options opened quiet with prices
unchanged to points lower; closed bare
ly steady at 5Q10 points net decline Sales
1000 bags including March, 10.55@1065;
April, L. 75G12SO.
Spot Coffee-Rio, dull; No. Z, 1872. mild,
quiet; Cordova, 16AG1S
Sugar-Raw. firm: refined firm.
CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET.
The leading futures ranged as follows: