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The herald., 1896-09-29
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THE ORPHEUM-With the custom
ary large Monday night audience pres
ent last night, a program made up of
some of the most sensational acts that
have been seen here this season was
presented. A peculiarly beautiful as
we'll as singularly unique act is that of
Nile Alma. Poised on a large globe
Illuminated with prismatic electric
lights she performs some wonderful
feats of equilibrium, while her juggling
of the fiery torches is the acme of grace
and precision. Another specially note
worthy act is that of Abdullah, who can
most aptly be designated as the sprite
of the air. He climbs afoot on slen-
der wire stretched from the stage to the
top gallery, and then slides down like
a meteor flash, maintaining his balance
with Japanese umbrella. The clever
sketch of Filson and Enrol. in which they
exploit the marital troubles of men and
women in realistic manner, made
big hit with the houae. The Vassar
Quartette gave their musical act, in
which they introduced solos, quartettes,
ETC., in felicitous manner. The tall
ented trio of women, Blanche Chapman,
Cora Macy and Posie Intropidi, and
James Sturgls, have made a most eff
they were repeatedly encored. Nellie
Maguire's realistic character sketches,
Alblni the accomplished magician and
Terry and Elmer with their bright &C.
centric comedy and novelty dancing
demonstrated that they are permanent
favorites in this city Taking the pro-
gram as a whole, the Orpheum submits
a potential list of attractions this week.
LOS ANGELES THEATER-Tonigh
the English version of Sardou's Napole-
onic play, Madame Sans Gene, will be
presented for the first time in this city.
at the Los Angeles theater, and judg-
ing from the already large advance sale
of seats, unusual interest is taken in
Sardous play. Through all the glitter
of the court of the great French en-
peror there shines the spark of truth
and honesty and purity, as embodied
in the character of the laundry girl.
Madame Sans Gene. To Kathryn Kid
der's charming personality and con-
scientious impersonation is owing much
or the enthusiasm with which these
characteristics in Sardou's heroine ara
greeted. The play will be presented
with the original cast and all the tap
estries, bric-a-brac, costumes and his
toric furniture, that were used during
its run at the Broadway theater, New
York city, last season. The stage set
tion is in every respect as elaborate as
it is possible to make it. The cast is
large one and contains forty-two speak
ing characters Mr.. Augustus Cook is
the Napoleon.
Aside from Napoleon the chief figure
is Catherine Hubscher, the laundry
girl, impersonated by Kathryn Kidder
who married Lefebvre in his youth and
shared with him the honors Napoleon
heaped upon him for valiant services
in the army.
COMING ATTRACTION-The ad-
vance sale of seats for The Great I'm
known, which will be presented by the
sterling Frawley company as an open
ing bill, will open on Thursday morn
ing.
THE BURBANK THEATER--Haze
Kirk, with the Roscan company is
proving big attraction at this house
The herald., 1896-09-29
Axelson Machine
Company y -:..,,,
High Grade Machine Works
Office and Works 6a
li0!-Ifo3 N. Main st. Tel Iii6

No use of sending your gear-cuttinf
or milling away from the city any
longer, as we have put in the very
latest improved universal milling and
gear-cutting machine. Cuts all kinds
If gears up to "a inches diameter.
Also the very latest Lathes, Drin
Presses, Universal Grinders, etc, ~
fine class of work. &
The herald., 1896-09-29

COMING ATTRACTION-Th ad-
vance sale of seats for The Great I'm
known, which will be presented by the
sterling Frawley company as an OPEN
ing bill, will open on Thursday morn
ing.
The herald., 1896-09-29

THE BURBANK THEATER--Hazel
Kirk, with the Roscian company, is
proving a big attraction at this house
this week,
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Saks and Company,
Pa. Ave and 9TH St-"Saks Corner"

relatively less than the reality would be)
the figures for 1896 would be 24,2S4, ,6SS.
These twenty-four millions of "communi-
cants or members" may be roughly divided
INTO the three classes of men, women and
youth of sufficient years of discretion to be
communicates. If it be objected that the
men might not number eight millions, it
may be retorted that the women and others
would make up the average 1t is quite in
admissible to reckon males of voting age
alone in this connection. though that is a
very convenient method of getting rid of
the majority Of religious people, such an
argument" might have been made still
stronger if it had omitted all except bishops
OF three-score years and ten.
But In Mr.. Boyer's "seyenty millions of
inhabitants minors are included, of
course. Now, most statisticians agree that
persons. But IN the typical groups among
the twenty-four millions of communicates
for 1856 there are only included three per-
sons, say, man, woman and a youth
of advanced understanding; so by the same
reasoning which swells the total inhabit-
ants to seventy millions. we should add
two minor children to each family, making
in round numbers eight millions each, of
men, women and youths, plus sixteen mil
lions of small children; the sum being
forty millions "out of the seventy millions
of Inhabitants" or clear majority by this
mated from both accounts, the ''inhaD-
itants'' are reduced to Uhree-fifths of sew
enty equals) forty-two millions, and the
communicates number twenty-four mil
ions-still a majority.
AS Mr.. Boyer, among other things which
he wants TO say in public way"
accepts the decision of the majority" ii
Is hoped that We will hear nothing but
silence" from him on this point in future.
FRED. G. MckEAN.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
The Arlsa Wins tho Games Yacht
Race.
BASE BALL TEAMS IN TRAINING
O'Donoghue Takes the Champion
ship at tho Rink.
W HIST GAMES TED

One of the largest crowds the ice rink
has ever held since the opening night gath
cred Saturday evening to see the last race
of the week between the fastest skaters
of the United States and Canada. The race
was for five miles, and was won by Joe
Donoghue, in the time Of 17:07A. The
crowd was so large that when the time
came for the ice to be cleared of skaters
there was absolutely no place to put them,
and they were obliged to stand on the seats
surrounding the ice tank. Some Of the
more venturesome climbed into the iron
girders that support the roof, and every
more anxiously watching every movement
of the skaters.
Donoghue started off in the lead, but
Davidson and Moshier took the pace after
some laps had been gone over. Davidson
did some squirting during the race, but
could not get away from the Newburg boy,
and the skaters entered the forty-ninIh Jap
with Donoghue in tine lead. Just as David
son was preparing to give one of his tricky
nttie runs Donoghue surprised him by put
ting ON terrific speed and skating straight
away from him. The latter's squirt was
such splendid exhibition of speed skating
that the spectators nearly went wild and
when he crossed the line about two feet
In advance of Harley, with Moshier a
quarter of lap behind the skaters rush
ed after him as though they would throw
him up to the roof. This race gives Dcno-
ghue the championship of the United
states and Canada for indoor surfaces for
five miles.
At o'clock Harley Davidson tried to
break Donoghues worlds record for one
mile. Donoghue made it in 23S during his
last engagement at the rink, and David
son thought be could lower it. but did not
come within some seconds of it.
Moshier won the afternoon race Saturday
1or TOUR miles in rather a surprising man.
ner. Donoghue and Davidson were SO busy
watching each others tricks that they paid
no attention to Moshier. and when the time
came that worthy made a fine squirt and
crossed the line, with Donoghue second
and Davidson last. Messrs. Earle, Story
and Cronin acted as judges Saturday night,
and Messrs. Hutchins and Crook and DR.
II. ii: Brewer were the timekeepers. Man
ager Towers acted as starter
Evening star., 1896-03-16

A course of three illustrated lectures will
be delivered at Howard University by DIR.
J. L. Ewell dean of the theological departs
ment. The lectures will be delivered in the
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at s
O'clock the remaining Monday evenings in
this month.
"Constantinople" is the subject Of the
first lecture this evening, and the Hell
lespont with it's legends and history,
the palaces, mosques and antiquities of the
old eastern capital itself. together with the
story of st. Sophia, the picturesque wall,
American heroes, and the attitude Of the
sultan toward the Armenians Will be touch
ed upon. March %, the subject will be
Greece" and the concluding lecture, March
80, will deal with 'Old Germany and It's
Memorials. from Boniface to Gutenberg"
Bishop Keane of the Catholic University
will lecture next Friday in the Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel on Philosophical
Conclusions of Our Century"
President Whitman of the Columbian
University will lecture a little later.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Sing Party and Smoker,

The Washington Light Infantry Corn,
Saturday evening rendered its basket ha N
team. the champions of the local league .
stag party and smoker in honor of its suc.
cess. The armory hall was appropriatelx
decorated for the occasion and refreshments
were served in bountiful profusion. In con.
lection with the presentation of the cham.
pionship trophy and gold medals to the indi-
Vidual members of the team, addresses wera
made by Mr.. o. p. Schmidt, Maj. Burton II.
Ross and DIR. w. G. Schafhirt.
An enjoyable entertainment program fol.
lowed. numbers being contributed by tha
Madrld Mandolin Quartet Linwood TAYLOR,
Fred. Schafhirt, Arthur E. Middleton. An.
drew Lewis. Walter Humphrey W. A.
Morsell, Joseph Bourroughs and J. A. Ca.
thell.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
1. Everett Vail to Ellxanah N. Waters, lot
80 SO. 754; $40. Fredk. A. Tschiffely, jr, ct
ux. to Ida Geier, lots 255 and 256, So 1904;
5000 Elkanah N. Waters ct ux. to 1.
Everett Vail, lot 19O So $50; $40. Jas. F.
Duhamel ct ux. to Wm H. Shipley, lot u.s.
SO. 1893; $40. Mary E. Page to Mary A.
Spalding, part original lot 10, SO. 1914; $40
Lizzie Hasbrouck ct al. to Geo. H. Dyer,
lot 166, SO. 60; SO. Job Barnard ct al,
trustees, to Jos. H. Rowland, lots 14S to
161, SO. 235; $7s.1OO Chas. T. Sparo to
Emile NJ Darneille, lot 30, So. 131; $40.
Chas. c. Meads ct ux. to Abby r. Allen, lot
81, so. 81; SO Jno. l.. Waggaman to Anna
c. Yonson, part original lot 4, SO. 414; SO.
Chas. H. Coleman ct ux. to Jno. c. Bonnet.
part original lot IA, SO. 20; $40. Jos. c.
Anderson ct ux. to Mary 7. Hurlebaus, lot
COZ, Anacostia; $40. Blanche T. Beaton to
Harris Lindsey, lot 80, blk. 3, West Eek
ington: s.. Walter S. Barker ct ux. to
Henry Nieman, lot A. SO. 4s5; $500. Fred
]. Haig to Johanna c. Block, lots 60. 81, 62,
so. 3SS; part lot 67, So. 545; part lot /, SO.
$40, and undivided half interest in part
original lot l. SO. $50; lot IL. So. 236; part
original lot 6. So. si5. and lot II. SO. 791;
$40. Edgar S. Kennedy ct al. to Lizzie Has
brouck, Nora Hasbrouck and Eva Mag
nus, lots 165 and 16G. 50. 60; $40. Henry c.
IA and 15, blk. 4. Congress Heights; $500.
Lorenzo D. Matteson to Francois Viboud,
part lot s. SO. 2O3: $4,000. Jefferson B. Redd
to VIM. "A. Williamson, lot 357, Anacostia;
$40. Anna B. Speir to Alex. K. Phillips, lot
49, SO. 80; 1000 James Waters ct ux. to
Henry c. White, part lot 1, section 6, Barry
Farm; $780, Brainard H. Warner ct ux. to
T. Conrad Dodge. part lots % and "a,
Washington Heights; SO. Richard E. Pairo
and Philip D. Darneille, trustees, to Chas
r. Spare. lot 80, SO. 131; $2.72O. Ella T.
Murray to Chas. E. Gross, part original lot
3. SO: 1888; $40. R; Ross Perry, trustee, to
Great Falls Ice Company, lots 1S and 49,
So. 800; s4,27s. .7s. Chas. T. sparo to Emile
NJ. Darneille, lot %. blk. II. Meridian Hill;
$40. Jno. s. Swormstedt and Jno. T. Arms
trustees, to Elkanah NJ Waters, part orig
inal lot 1, So. 9S2; s., 13O. Harriet e. Wood
to Volney s. Wood. west half lot 8, reserva-
ton D; $40. Jno. Cook trustee, to Geo. w.
Haynes, lot $50. SO. 1851; $500. Chas W.
Fairfax to Jas. D. Morgan, part lot O.. so.
21s; s1.5s7;5o. Same to Jno. L. Warden.
ct ux. to Jno. H. Nolan, lot 1885, SO. 151 !;
$40: Reddeld Proctor ct ux. to Chas. w.
Fairfax, part lot 6S. So 21S; s., 100. Brain
ard H. Warner ct ux to Lesceles Grandy,
lot 1877, blk. q. Long Meadows; 81, 200. Same
to Chris. c. Dawson, lot 1856, blk. q, Long
Meadows; $1,000.
Evening star., 1896-03-16

A trial will convince you that Sweet Momenta
cigarettes are the bcst.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
WHIST CONTESTS.
Some Pretty Games at the Canftn1
bicycle Club HOusc

some Pretty Games at the CAPITAL
bicycle Club House.
Another compass whist contest took MIA 20
at the Capital Bicycle Club Saturday even
ing. Some of the highest scores were made
py pairs of non-members. This was partly
owing to the pairing of the strong members
OIL the club with weak players Thirty
deals were played. The scores were as
follows, outside pairs being indicated by
sasterisks:
North and south-Britton and Cook, 1913;
Stephens ard Spalding, 1872; .sYoung and
Brown. 1s5: 'Bshop and Chase, 1874; sRol-
lngs and Taylor 1S4: 'Borches and Jack
SON ls3; Burns and Wooten, 1s1; Hoeke
and QLackenbush, 1SO: Tower and Tibbetts.
III; Schooley and Walker, 175 Average
for north and south. 1873 40
East and west-+Taliaferro and Davis.
rs; FLETCHER and Gannett, 213; Lewis and
Henry, 21O: Coston and williamson. 800:
Barrick and Macdaniel, 2O5; Williams and
Harmon, 205: Cole and Pelouze. 2O4:
Schmidt and Stetson. 2O2; Prince and Clark
199; johnson and Goodrich, 190 Average
for east and west, FOG 40
Ladies drive duplicate whist was in
dulge1 in at the Capital Bicycle Club on
Friday evening last. There were thirteen
tables, and thirteen boards were PLAYED.
At the north and south positions at the
tables Mr.. Schoenburn and Miss Raven
burg made 90. the highest score At the
east and west places Mr.. and Mrs. !. T..
Writ and Mr.. Harvey and Mrs Fletcher
tied at 93 points EACH Mr.. and Mrs. Writ
won In drawing for the prize
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Are Relisiod. People in the Minority

Are Religious People in the Minority: !:
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In recent Communication to your valued
paper, Mr.. A. J.. Boyer, attempting to con-
trovert the statements of a couple of rev.
erend gentlemen, appears to go too far in
the opposite extreme. We will not presume
to intrude in other portions of their differ
ences, nor split hairs about religious peo-
pie who are not Christians, but will touch
upon the single point included in the head
ing of this letter.
Mr.. Boyer writes: Twenty millions ou.
of the seventy millions of people in this
country is the very highest estimate given
anywhere of the entire membership in all
the religious denominations, including Jews
and other religionists not Christian" on
page 255 Of The Evening Star Almanac for
1896 the number of commandments or
members of denominational families having
100000 or more" Is given from the census
CT 1880 as 2O,6l2,s ,sO6; and as estimated In
1894 by 'The Independent" 22974529: and
including ministers presumably "relig-
only the same rate Of increase (Which is
Evening star., 1896-03-16
SOUTHERN BASE BALL CLUBS.
A Lively Meeting Shows n PrOsperous
Condition and Good Outlook

- AA'SAy fHCcaAhS SnO"S u frO9DeFOuA
Condition and Good Outlook
MOBILE, Ala. March 1G--The South
ern Association Of base ball clubs met here
Yesterday afternoon. The session contin-
ued until 1880 o'clock last night. There
was lively dispute in the meeting.
brought about by the Mobile club, which
asked Tor certain concessions, and made
big kick about the manner in which it
was treated by the league last year. The
Mobile club was finally pacified and the
business proceeded with. 1t was too late
TO adopt schedule, but a committee was
appointed to meet in Birmingham next
sunday and prepare one. The committee
consists OF Charles Frank of Memphis. d.
+. Burns of Mobile, E. c. Bruffey of At
ianta and Barry Holt of Montgomery. The
league decided to open the season on April
IL, and continue until Labor day. The
meeting adjourned until the next Sunday,
10 meet at Birmingham. All the clubs are
IN a prosperous condition, and the outlook
Is bright for good season.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Philadelphia i'm Training.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 16.-The
Philadelphia base ball team started for
Hampton, Va, today, where the PLAYERS
will spend about two weeks practicing on
the grounds attached to the Soldiers Home
at that place. Manager Shettsline was in
charge, and with him were Clements, Hall
man; Deiehanty, Turner, Taylor, Huien,
Brouthers Inks, and Captain Nash. Carsev
Sullivan, Boyle and Orth will ioin the
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Cheaper Gas for Georgetown.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Allow me to respectfully suggest to the
members Of the Senate who seem anxious
to do something for us on the gas question
that calling on the gas company for an
other sworn statement seems a very trivial
method of dealing with the situation. It
would be all right If these statements were
subject to a critical aud intelligent exami-
nation at the hands of experts, and pro-
vided that the Senate would also seek facts
on the outside. In the opinion of many cit
liens such reports by the two gas compa-
MES are nothing but skillfully concocted
special pleas. On the fa ce of things it may
look to the uninitiated as II the Senate pro-
poses, by securing these statements, to do
something. AS matter Of fact, the whole
proceeding borders on the farcical.
For instance, on the strength of one of
these statements OF the Georgetown COM
pany the House District committee drew
the conclusion that Georgetown cannot be
furnished with gas at less price than
$1.25.
Instead of giving these gas companies so
much Of the valuable time of the two Dis
trict committees see they are to have an
other hiring Tuesday-why does not the
Senate pay a little attention to the wise
and exhaustive statement of facts sent by
the Commissioners to Senator Mcmillan on
February II. in which the whole ground
was covered? The recommendations of the
Commissioners were:
/. Gas al 81, with 10 cents off for prompt
payment-90-cent gas.
g. Increase Of candle power.
3. Division Of the profits when those prof.
its go above per cent on the actual paid
up stock.
This last recommendation is based on the
municipal tendency throughout the world,
and gives a slight recognition to the enor-
mously valuable franchises which the gas
companies have secured for nothing, and
which furnishes "a stable basis for their
great growth of capital, all of it "a very i'm
portant facD paid up from surplus earn
ings. =Vt
Haven't the gas accompanies had the floor
about long enough? Now that they have
been practically beaten on their main con-
tention, not to reduce the price, they pro-
pose to have n back door open by turning
the experts loose again and securing a low
cred standard of excellence, so that all it
will be necessary to do in order to keep the
bills as large as ever will be to pump in
more air and Increase the pressure.
,s-.4 C. NJ. c.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
RACING AT CANNES.
Ailsa Takes the GOcIet and Rennc1
Guns.

AIIsu TNkeS the GOclef and Benneft
Cups.
CANNES, March 16.-The chief events of
the regatta here today were the races for
the Challenge Cups given by Mr.. Ogden
Goelet and Mr.. James Gordon Bennett The
first of these cups, for yachts over 90
rating. is valued at f32O. and the second
cup for yachts under 2O-rat:ng, is valued at
EGO. the cups to be won three times by the
same yacht in order to become the prop
erty of the owner of the winning craft
The course in each case was triangular
and it had to be covered three times in
order to complete the total distance of
tnirty miles. French Yacht Union rules,
measurement and time allowance.
In the race for the large yachts, Ailsa
crossed the starting line first, with Satan
lta and Britannia close behind her The
1ollow1ng were the times at the start:
Evening star., 1896-03-16
A Renort About HnrIev.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Danny Coogan, the well-known ex-
catcher of the University of Pennsylvania
nine, and "Dick'' Harley. the Georgetown
University catcher Geft fielder), have
signed to play with the Springfield, Mass,
club of the Eastern League. Coogan Will
catch, and his fast, reliable work behind
the bat and in throwing should make him
a star of that league.
Evening star., 1896-03-16

party at Hampton. Three other players
Madison, Beam and White, who are under
contract with the Philadelphia club, have
teen loared to the team which will repre-
sent Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State
League.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
BADLY Burned,

Mary King, young colored girl was bad<
ly burned while working near a gasolnG
stove Saturday at her home, 800 Florida ave-
nue.. She was removed to the Children'(
Hospital in the police ambulance.
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Everybody seems pleased.

We hope we shall wear congratulations mod-and fully
meet your expectations It's good of
US how glad have opened this Athletic Sporting
Department We promise shall be conducted
the rest of the house.
We have started in to hold
Our today from
eseand they high enough all the
titled to-
Our stock today shows large the larg-
you've had to select omand compete-onv what
should be-
You have had to with lot of dissatisfaction
you've been doing the bulk of buying of town.
handicap That for all the high prices and limited
told We've jumped the heads all the straight
that and the other their specat In got
We don't think we've neglected single detail
Base Ball Goods Mems Bcvces Mems Sweaters
tennis Goods, Womens Bicycles, Womens Sweaters
Gymnasium Goods BICYCLES Club Uniforms
Son Hoods, Bicycle Suits, Gymnasium
Sroquet Sets, bicycle Sundrles, Rowing
PoN1ns .1loves, l1ms, Yachting Suits,
Fencing Goods Pistols, Hunting Suits
Foot Ball Goods, Fishing Outfits Riding Suits
Athletic Shoes, Boats, Hammocks
word clubs uniforn1s-let us give Won an
mate Samples and figures won't anyng-and
with the facilities got anv houno only in
Washngton-bu anywhere
word to the ladiesyouve been entirely neglected heretofore
but we've provided for wants with special orougness
Evening star., 1896-03-16

upon reaching the open Britannia took
the lead but later she was overtaken and
passed by both Ailsa and Satanita.
The three yachts concluded the fret
round as follows:
Evening star., 1896-03-16

The twelve boys who on February %
were bitten by a big dog in New York
were discharged from the Pasteur Institute
yesterday.