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0l)Of1HM IN
SUMMERTIME

been secured cH Pennsylvania avenue over
Johnsous studio. The committee in Charge
CT the book reception advised the dOni-
tion of books collected to National Com
mandery, which was agreed to. Resolu-
titns were read from Mount Vernon Com
mandery respecting the death CT William
II. Pope. a member Of Goodwill. The semi
annual eiectitn Of Officers resulted as fa-
lows: n. c.. J. W. Musson; V. n. c., Mrs:
Ann r. TAFT: W. p, Mrs. /. F. Jcnes; X. OF
r., Edward Steer: financial K Of R., W. Il.
Perry: treasurer, B. +. Moore; W. H., Geor.S
NILSSON: W l. G.. Miss Mills; W. o. c.. MIR.
Sherwood: 2. n. c.. Joseph Charieton;
auditing ctmnittee. Aessrs johnson, Lar
cumbe and Coaover.
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Gave a 'Rus Party.

The members CT the A. II. +. c. gave
their annual bus party last Sunday. They
enjoyed themselves at Woodla wu. Va.
Among those present were Misses I. Perm
hcimer. C. and j. Biunthcim. F. Dreifus,
5. Bentheim. NJ. Hopfenmaicr, K. and T.
WolIberg. NJ. Ullman, Mr.. aud Mrs. s. Ben
theim, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Bluntheim, Mr. and
Wollberg, the Nessrs. T. Bentheim, s. Blum
them. Sawyer Pentheim, J. Wolf, NJ Nor
rls. A s. 3. Wollbcrg. A Kaufman, H
Bluntheim, S. Ullman
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To the Democratic National Conven
tion ut Chicago, Ill, via Penn
syIya mia Railroad

On account of the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago. ILL.,. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will sell, July to in.
elusive, round trip tickets to Chicago at
rate of one fare. tickets to be good for re-
turn passage until July IL. The District
OF Columbia delegates and alternates to
the convention will use the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Je2S-13t
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Another Wednesday Trip to River
View

The Wednesday personally conductcdtrips
to River View have always heen very en-
joyahle and his season they are more noDu-
lar than ever. There is something about
these Wednesday trips that make those
who have once gone on them desire to
make another trip. Tomorrow there will
he dancing in the afternoon and night. and
the new water chute. which is not n toboS-
gan slide, but one of the original chutes.
under Paul Poynton's patents. win be in
full operation, as will all the other amuse-
ments on the grounds. The steamer Pentz
will leave her wharf at 10 M, and As
p. M. and returning will leave the View
at 1915, .. g. and 1890 p m. Tickets on
all trips Will be sold at 25 cents: children
10 cents.
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Golden Cross Notes

Goodwill Commandery met Monday even
ing, Noble Commander Musson presiding.
The committee having in charge the enter
tainfnent of the members Of the order who
come with the Christian Endeavors re-
ported that suitable headquarters had
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TIER sEENTY-HlhTHGl CLASS
Old Georgetown Sends Out An
other Batch of Graduates.
NOTED MEN PRESENT

Cardinal Gibbons Presided and Made
Nm Address Ryan Also
Present-List OF the Honor Men
and Spea eakers-Spieudid Class Ora
tiOns Delivered.
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Miss May Elliott. the niece of Mrs. Kid
der Of Dupont Circle, has returned from
Annapolis, where she went to attend the
naval ball. and where she has since been
visiting with friends.
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A lawn party aud musicale will be given
at the residence of Mr.. Hunt on Georgetown
Heights, June 90, for the benefit of the
organ fund of Mount Tabor Church on
rty-second street extended.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Preston have given up their
home on East Capitol street ;tnd removed
to their newly purchased residence at
Cherrydale, Va, where they will iii future
reside.
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Mrs Ada O. Roe of No. B street north
cast. is visiting Mrs. Paxton's country home
et Round Hill, Va.
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WILL Be 1 CITY OF FLAGS
Elaborate Decorations Planned
for the EndeavOrerS.
MANY MILES OF BUNTING

VIII Also Speak WelcOm In
Colors-Many Merchants Have
Promised to Help IN the Grest
Display.
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Excursion Tickets to the Sea Shore
Win B. & o. r r.

Commencing June . ami 6. and continu-
ing each Friday and Saturday until August
90. the B. & o. R. X. will sell excursion
tickets to Atlantic City, Cape May and
Sea Isle City for 10 q. m. and IL noon
trains, good to return until Tuesday fol-
lowing, at rate of So for the round trip.
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Mrs. c. H Darlington is spending q
month at Oberlin, Ohio.
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WILL MEET HERE NEXT YEAR

Mr.. and Mrs william Corcoran Hill are
at Saranac Lake, n. Y.
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Property offered for sale or rent by The
Times Real Estate Bureau have the prices
quoted by the owners.
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DIR. Radcliffe, having sold his residence
on Seventeenth street northwest, is, with
his wife and da lighter. sta yin: temporarily
with relatives at No. 1888 n street.
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Miss Helen Brice, the eldest daughter OF
the Senator, who was presented at the
last drawing room IN London. is some thing
more than Il merely representative Ameri-
can society girl She is an unusually cuI-
tivated girl. and in her school days eX-
hihited an energy which was regarded as
remarkable by her friends. She prepared
for the entrance examination at the Har-
ward annex and passed il with credit before
she was introduced into society by her
mother al Newport and in this city. Miss
Brice was never regarded as great beauty,
but she is handsome girl. who represents
a type Of young American femininity OF
which her country has reason to be proud.
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Cape May, n. j.. June 23-yice Presi-
dent Stevenso accompanied by Mrs.
Stevenson, Miss Letitia Stevenson and
Mr.. Lewis Stevenson. arrived at tie Stock
ton Hotel this morning. Vice President
Stevenson Will leave his family at the
seashore and attend tie Chicago couvcn-
ton, returning here afterwards.
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Miss Ethel McQ ueen of Louisville, KY.
who has been visiting her mother for the
past four months, will return to her
home, much regretted by her many friends
IN Washington.
The morning times., 1896-06-24

Miss Alice Pickett Caskin Of Philadel-
phia. who is now visiting in Norfolk, Va.
will join Major and Mrs. Albert Akers in
Richmond on June so
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Senator Gorman's K street residence is
being lransf' rmed into sylvan Tower for
the nuptials cf Miss Bessie German and MIR,
Wilton j. Lambert, which are to be oeie-
brated this evening ut 6 O'clock
The dra wing aud dining rooms are banked
with gracefully towering palms and deli
cate yerns aud festt cnings Of asparagus
prcmcsa.
In the frcut drawing room, where the
ceremony will be performed by Rev. Father
Richards. president Of Georgetown Uni
versity. the mantels and stands Will be
filled with vases OF pure white roses, and
great punches OF Easter lilies will lie tied
among the waving green palms with long
streamers of white satin ribbons.
In the dining room American Beauty roses
will fern rich contrast to the green Of
palms and ferns. Mirrcrs. doorways and
windows will have a framing Of the feathery
asparagus promcsa. and the same dainty
vine will be entwined abe ut the crystal
chandeliers.
The wedding is tG be very quiet. only the
members OF the family and the n,ostintimatc
friends having been asked To te present.
There wall be no bridesmaids. Mr. L. F.
Little. college friend OF the groom. will
be best man.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Lambert
will llieave fer an extended tour. after which
they Will go to Deer Park for the remainder
Of the summer.
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ARE FISHING TOGETHER.
Harrison and Warner Miller are at
Old Forge, N z.

Old Forge. N. Y. May 16--Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison and Warner Miller are
at the Mountain Lodge club house Of
the Adirondack League club on Little
Moose Lake.
ing the construction of their new cot
tage on First Lake. near the border OF
the 100000 acre preserve OF the League
club.
Mr.. Miller is a member of the club.
and he ran up from New York to enter
tain Gen. Harrison The two men VIII
fish for a few days in the trout pre-
serve, which is said to be in better con
ditiOn than at any time in the history
OF the club.
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that your blood is impure, and without
doubt there has been too much over
work or strain on brain and body The
course of treatment for such q condi-
ton is plain and simple The blood
must first be purified so that the nerv-
Gus system. and in fact all the organs
VIII be fed upon pure blood Intelli-
gent people without number have test
lied that hte best blood purifier nerve
tonic and strength impartiug medicine
is Hoods Sarsaparilla- Nervousness.
loss OF sleep and general debility All
persistently taken; In a word, health
and happiness follow after taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla-
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PLANKED SHAD.
Congressman Curtis and Long
Enjoy a Bake.
Take a Trip Down the Potomac
to Marshall Hall.
SWALLOW no BONES.
Place the Fish on a Plank and
BrOil at the Fire.
The Planks at Marshall's Years
and Years Old.
SWALLOW no BONES.

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington, May Representa-
tivas Curtis and Long took a brief res
pfte from congressional labors Satur-
day the house not being in session to
accept the invitation of the Washington
board Of trade to a planked shad bake
at Marshall hail. a pleasure resort a
few miles down the Potomac
The other Kansas representatives in
tended going but at the last moment
didn't show up
Long and Curtis are enthusiastic
over pIanked shad now and declare it is
the greatest way to cook fish in the
world.
To cook shad in this way you of
course first catch your shad: then it is
cleaned and split and nailed or fasten-
ca upon a board and the board is held
close to a fire until the fish is broiled.
These boards are preserved and the
oil from the FISH. which saturates them
more and more each time they are
used. gives a me flavor to the dsh
cooked ON them.
Marshall Han is famed for its plank
ed shad and the boards used there are
said TO be years and years old The
boards are thick oak planks and are
heavy and shiny with the oil Of che
br0iled shad-
Messrs. Long and Curtis picked their
way around among the bones in the
shad they had so successfully that they
didn't Try To swallow any, and the fears
their friends felt for them when they
knew they. were going TO tackle shad
proved TO be unfounded-
Representative Miller took the de-
lighrful trip down the Potomac to Old
Point Comfort Saturday night. return
ing sunday night The trip down by
boat is one of the most pleasant around
Washington
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BLUE IS DISGUISED.
Doesn't Like the Turn of Affairs in
the Second District

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington. May left is said that
CONGRESSMAN Blue. -the Eepresen tive
of the whole state of Kansas is very
much disappointed over the action of
the Second district congressional con-
vention
This secret sorrow. il is averred, is
due 10 the crushing Of tine hope which
Mr. Blue cherished up To the last mo-
ment that the convention would get
into hopeless deadIocka and finally unite
upon him as a Moses.
This Information comes directly from
q man to whom ATr Blue who has
the honor to represent the state of
Kansas in whole upon this floor. talked
with.
The reasons for Mr.. Blue wishing to
be the nominee of the Second district
convention, if he could have had the
nomination brought TO him on platter
is said 70 be that he would then have
had district constituency
Mr. Blue has realized the truth of
what the Nermonter said about Frank
lin Pisrce-
.sUp our way ne is considered a purity
big man. but 4 ca culate ff he was
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JOKING WITHPULLMAN.
Police Make an Early Morning Rush
to Protect Him.

Chicago. May ia telephone mes
sage was received at dawn at the Cot
tage Grove avenue station saving thar
q body of armed men We're in the aIlav
in the rear of the Pullman residence
Eighteenth street and Prairie avenue
making threats against the palace car
magnare-
al patrol wagon and twenty police
men We're sent 70 the scene They
dashed into the alley creating a panic
that aWoNe the nelghborhood- They
raided the Pullman residence and star
tied all the inmates out of their sIun-
hers. but found no armed men Mr.
Pullman was angry
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THEY'RE OFF AT cHANUEE.
Chanute's Professional Ball Club Get
ting Ready for Business

Chanute. Kan. May 16.-Chanute is
getting to be one Of the sportiest little
towns in the state Its professional BAH
team has arrived and the grounds have
been put ia shape for the opening
games with Independence on May 81
p ana .. The makeup OF the team is
Frank Harris. with Carlo. Illinois
leaEue last year. shorts James Leahey.
with Belvilla. IlL. last year.rhird basa-
Edward Bent. with Montgomery. Ala.
last year. second base, John Pedfford-
with Jacksonville. III. last year first
bases Tom Parker. with Dallas. Tex.
last year. left field. Ed Shaplay. center
fields I'D Riuinz. pitcher Dan D0lan.
with Memphis last year. catcher c. E.
~ 1lson, last year manager of Hen6er-
son. Ky. team This year managing
-nanure team and playing right 6eld-
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spread out over the whole country he'd
make mighty thin coating"
Mr.. Blue is also grieved because of
the rough treatment the resolutions in
dorsing him received He is reported
as saying
MY friends ought to have had more
1IOrrills
And SO it comes to pass that the loud
roaring statesman has paused in his
arduOus work OF conducting the bust
ness of the house with the cooperation
of Speaker Reed and Chairman Dingley
to drop a salty tear upon a lost hope.
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LADY SHOLTO DOUGLAS.
a Peers Daughter-in-law VIII Sing
and Dance at Pastors.

New York. May 16-Lady Sholto
Douglas. VINO married the youngest
son of the Marquis of Queensbury. has
been engaged By Tony Pastor for his
continuous performances and will an
pear at Pastors Theater May 25.
Before her marriage at san Jose. Cal
last May, she was Loretta Adds. wait
ress in concert hail at BakersvilIe
Cal
Lady Douglas sings and dances and
does a lightning change speciality. She
is pretty and has good contraIt0
voice, according to report
Lord 1holto accompanies his wife as
ler business uanaEer.
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said. You VIII probably claim also.
now that we are speaking of white
horses that red-headed girls We're not
born that way The first speaker.
however persisted with all seriousness
that his remarks upon the white horse
were strictly true. and that any horse
man would bear him out.-DenVer Field
and Farm This theory no longer
holds good since the birth recently Of a
milk white colt to George b. Palmer s
spotIesslv white mare. Kate. sired by
SIMPSONS well known snow coated
stallion. White Grow The foal had
white hoofs. also. and blue eyes 1T
lived but a short time after birth
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EASTERN OPPOSITION KILLED,
Senator PETER Now Thinks His In
ternal Revenue Bill VIII Pass.

From Our Special Correspondent
washington, Nay 16-In the bill
which Senator PETER introduced in the
senate requiring the collector of in
ternal revenue 10 furnish to the clerk
Of county records in each county q
list of persons in that county VINO have
paid rha United States liquor tax their
p0Sl0lIlce address and trade or bust
ness, he thinks he has the very thing
the friends of prohibition want to re-
move the protection of the United
states government from vfOlators Of
the state promotion law
Speaking of the bill. Senator PETER
said The objections Of some of the
eastern senators the other day to my
committee gave rae the idea for this
new measure which VIII serve the same
purpose and viii receive the approval
Of the committee and senate. L think
occurred To me that If the auth0ri lies
in each county were furnished with a
list of the persons who held govern
uenr tax receipts they would know who
was selling liquor and could therefore
ascertain who was doing it in defiance
of the state law
~ spoke Of the matter to Senator
MGTrNl and he said he would be in
favor of the idea. He said ne would
call the committee together this week
TO consider the bill, and Z think I viii
get q favora BILE report on it,"
Senator Peners new bin is an addi-
riOn to section 3243 of the United States
statutes. which reads,
THE payment Of any tax imposed by
the internal revenue laws for car
rying ON any trade or business shall
not be held to exempt any person from
any penalty or punishment provided by
the laws of any state for carrying on
the same within such state, or in any
manner to authorize the commence
nent or continuance of such trade or
business contrary TO the laws of such
state. or in places prohibited by NUM-
cipal law. nor shall the payment Of any
such tax be held to prohibit any state
from placing a duty or tax on the same
trade or business for state or other
purposes
TO this section Senator PETER would
add the following
and in order TO make the provisions
Of this act more effectual. it shall be
the duty of the internal revenue COLI
lactors on the first day of every calen-
dar month to prepare and forward to
the officer OF person having the GUS
today of the county records in each Of
the counties within the particular coll
lection district, a statement showing
how many and what persons. with their
postof6ce addresses, paid such taxes in
said county during the last preceding
month. and for what trade or business
the tax was paid"
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FISH DOCKS SEPARATE.
Cause a 100000 Wreckage of Yes
sells at Hull

Huu May ia cafsson of the new
extension Of St Andrews fish dock
mere broke suddenly and the rush Of
water swept every vessel in the docks
from their mooring and jammed into
a hopeless mass of Wreckage- The dam
age is estimated to amount to $500 600
and it is feared there has been a seri-
i0us loss of life
Later 1T was ascertained that no loss
Of life from the breaking of the caisson
the accident
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CANNoN ZOE PosTs.
Representative Long Remembers His
Soldier Constituents.

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington. May 16-Congressman
Long has introduced bills to give con
demned cannon and cannon balls to
c. A r. posts in his district. Garfield
post. Wichita, Frontier post. Spear
VILE. Scott post. COldwater. Stephen
son Woman's Relief corps, Sedgwick
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70 PAY THRoUGH RECESS.
Congressman Blues Resolution on
Old Soldier Employees.

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington. May Representative
Blue has introduced the following res
oIuri0n in the house
Resolved. That the soldiers of the
late war now incapacitated for active
manual labor by reason of war service
and physical indrmiLy and borne on
the roll of the house Of representative
as session employees be continued on
the roll during the recess of congress
at the same salary they received dur
ing the session, the same to be paid
out of the contingent fund of the
house of representatives
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A KANSAS GRADUATE
Mrs. Nay Baker Finishes a Medical
Course at Washington.

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington. May 16.-AIrs. May D.
Baker OF Kansas was one of the grad
yates from the medical department Of
Howard university. the commencement
exercises OF which have just been held
in this city.
Mrs. Baker stood wen in her class
and was one of the speakers
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10 Pension hrs. Anna TarbelL

From Our Special Correspondent
Washington, May Representative
Miller has introduced a bill to grant a
pension Of $50 per month to Anna w.
Tarbeu widow Of Colonel and Brevet
Brigadier General Jonathan Tarben.
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Babv Rested Setter Than Ever.

Eureka. kan. Sept "a f95-Hand
Medicine Co. DR. Hands Collie Cure
save my baby great relief She is nine
months old and rested better last night
than she ever has can testify to its
virtues with a good conscience Mrs j.
Perry" Mothers. ask some mother who
has used this remedy about it. Dr.
Hands remedies for children never dis
appoint Sold by all druggists for Is
cents a bottle
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10 Garry 10000 Lanterns.

New York. May 16--The 10000 bakers
who VIII march in three bodies 10 Union
square next week to celebrate the pass
age OF the sanitary bakesh0p biz VIII
present a unique sight Each one viii
carry a Tauauese lantern
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Sad BY His Naoktia.

lola. May 15.-EV- ]. Evans. a promi-
nent druggist. was held UP by two
men last night. one Of whom showed 2
pistol in his face and fred The bullet
struck his heavily wadded uecl1tie.
glancing of harmlessly. The assail-
ants fed.
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Needs attention at this time If you
are tired. weak and nervous. it is clear
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If you desire g Luxurious growth 81
healthy hair of a natural color, mas
lures browning orament Of both sexes
use only Hairs Vegetable Sicilian HAIR
Remover
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Convict Liquor Sellers ut Wellington
Wellington. Nay l5--.t.he jury lh ---
case ~ The state VS. John Tedger. who
was charged on two counts with se-ills
intoxicating liquor unlaWfully ana also
CHARGED with the nuisance count, re-
turned a verdict about 1880 last nl8-E
Of guilty on all three counts
Bremner's vanilla high teas q dainty.
with ices for dessert