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Evening star., 1897-01-15
THE ClSE BOARD
Hearing Testimop5 in Several Held-Cs
Gases.
MRS. Briggs Protests Against a Saloon
Opposite Her PrOperty-Other
Pr0tests Heard.

The session Off the excise board this
morning opened with the consideration of
the charges against Martin Schlosser, whose
saloon Is located at 1851 Pennsylvania avs
nue. southeast.
This 10 the case that has been fought for
years by Mrs. E. E. Briggs, who owns a
large majority Of the land In the immediate
neighoorhood. She has maintained all
along that the presence of this saloon was
detr1ment to her property and a menace
10 the large number of school children who
attend the Wsllach School. Through a
technicality in the law a saloon in this 10
caiity has been licensed every year.
MRS. Briggs appeared in her own behalf
and forcibly urged the closing of the saloon
ehe rehearsed disgraceful proceedings about
tnis place and scored Lieutenant McCath-
ran Tor his favorable report upon the case.
sne owned square of ground in the neigh
oornocd and was the heaviest TAXPAYER
about there. The presence of the saloon
was constant menace to her. She dared
not come nome late at night for fear of
passing this saloon where men were con-
stantly going in and coming ont.
;G Soionei bates suggested that If she de-
eileo 10 avoid the saloon she could get off
that way. ,
Mrs. Briggs caustically retor.ed that she
wanted 10 be free to come and 20 the way
she pieased. 1t was that consideration
rL nra. prompteo her to buy q whole square,
me saioon In question was on the corner
opposIte ner property. Because a door did
uot open on her side Of the street the sa-
Ioon keeper was not required to get her
signature, although she was per Sc the one
most concerned.
attorney Shoemaker of the Anti-Saloon
league made a strong appeal to the board
Tor the rejection Of the license
Attorney Frank p Madiean urged the
granting Of the license. The record of
the ponce against the applicant was good
place. ''e
Surprise Sprung.
surprise was sprung in the next case
1t was that of George Delahay, SO1 street
northwest. This case was held up at the
request of the Anti-Saloon League, but no
charge was filed until late yesterday after
noon, when an affidavit was presented frcm
Alice M. Boyce, an occupant of the house
IN which the saloon is located, setting forth
the violations of the law and specifically
mentioning the Sunday sale of beer on Sep
tember 13 and 20.
The applicant denied the charge and the
case went over for consideration without
argument.
letter from Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer OF
the Spencerian Business College, protest.
ing against the issuance of the license
was read, setting forth that she had seen
boys In knee breeches coming out of the
place Because of a general protest, the
1clleWlng cases were taken up together
for cor sideration: M. Leach, 1S47 l. street; ;
T. Joyce, 1903 18th sstreet; Luke Kearny,
1871 Sth street northwest and VIM. l..
Drury, 100 10th street northwest. Rev.
Walter Brooks appeared in opposition to
the cases.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
The Bricklayers' Union.

The regular bi-weekly meeting of the
Bricklayers Union was held last evening
at Typographical Temple, with President
Maghan In the chair and Messrs. Sullivan
and Dowell secretaries.
Among the matters brought up was that
Of the construction of a row of houses,
heretofore referred to in The Star, by Sen
ator Sherman.
The committee Of the Central Labor
Union having charge of the subject was
requested to send a statement of the whole
matter to the national convention of brick
layers and masons. now in session at Wor-
cester, Mass. and ask that the latter Off
cially communicate with Senator Sherman
and appeal to him to sustain the principles
of trades unionism regarding hours and
reasonable pay.
handsome Donation to their INDECENT
members was voted by the union.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Lydia A Hoover. who died Wednesday. the
18th instant, were held at the Assembly
Presbyterian Church this afternoon. The
services were conducted by the Rev. Dr.
Little, pastor of the church. Mrs. Hoover
had for many years been a member of As
sembly, and many kind words were spoken
of the woman whose loss will be mourned
by a large circle of relatives and friends
Mrs Hoover was an old Washingtonian,
having lived here all her life. She had at
tatned the ripe age of seventy-seven years,
most all of which had been full of useful
ness, not only to herself, but to those about
her Mrs Hoover was the mother of sew
eral of Washington's oldest business men,
most of whom are living. Her grandchil-
dren numbered in the neighborhood of fifty
Several grandsons acted as paIlbearers
Evening star., 1897-01-15
LOCAL MENTION.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

Academy of Music.-'The Woman In
Black"
Biiou Theater.-The Moss Jollity Com
pany.
Center Market Hal1-Poultry and pigeon
show.
Church of Our Father.-Enter-ainmen
by Prof and Mrs. Dobbins-
Columbia Theater-Albert Chevalier and
his London Company.
Grand Opera House-"Fallen Among
Thieves"
Ice Palace. 5th and L streets northwest
Real Ice Skating
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The London
Gaiety Girls.
Lafayette Square Opera House.-The
Demrosch German Opera Company in
die Walkure"
New National Theater.-Hanlon Brothers
in 'Superba.'
National Rifles Armory.-Entertainmen
by Polk Miller. the Virginia humorist and
banjoist.
Willard Hall.-Exhibition of the Cinema
togr8phe.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Quackery is always discovering
remedies which will act upon the
germs of disease directly and Kill
them. But no discovery has ever
yet been approved by doctors which
will cure consumption that way.
Germs can only be killed by making
the body strong enough to over
come them, and the early use of such
a remedy as SCOTS Emulsion is one
OF the helps. In the daily warfare
man keeps up, he wins best who is
provided with the needed strength,
such as SCOTS Emulsion supplies.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Old Soldiers Theater Crowded.

The new marble opera house at the Sol
diers' Home was last night honored with
its first really theatrical production, and
throughout the entire nve acts the old sol
diers seemed to be particularly interested.
Long before 7:30 o'clock, when the per-
formance began, the lower floor was filed
to its full capacity. The occasion was the
presentation by the Weber Dramatic Com.
pany of Washington Of THE Confederate
Spy" a very thrilling melodrama of war
times
The acting of Mr.. Daniel F. Murphy as
the daring spy was excellent, and far
above the rest Of the company. Miss LII
liam Hurdle as Maude Bradley and Mr..
Henry F. Dolan as George Waterman were
Schneidlebecker. a Dutchman. was ex-
T. Murphy. who took the minor parts of
Officer Mulgarry and Clay, was applauded
loudly. Others in the cast were Mr.. John
G. Bennett as Fred Ainsley, Mr.. H. D.
Anderson as Major General Banks, Mr..
Guy e. Jenkins as Captain Willard, Mr..
7. @. Calvert as the sentinel, Mr.. w. H.
Mellach as Colonel Lenox. Miss Carolyn
e. Griffith as Mrs. Waterman, and Miss
Ida Eaton as a lady vfllageP, and also as
Norah McLeggin. About thirty members
of Company A. 9th Battalion, Capt Guy
e. Jenkins. took parts as soldiers In blue
and gray. The Soldiers Home Orchestra
received nearly as much applause as did
the players. During the intermission be.
tween the second and third acts Mr.. M
n. Clarke displayed his whistling ability.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Runner Fined.

John Wells. a colored runner for down.
town hotel was fined 81 by Judge kimball
today in the Police Court According to
Policeman Lamb, Wells yesterday followed
an incoming passenger some distance i'm
portuning him to put up al the hosteiry at
which Wells is employed. The passenger
was noticeably annoyed, and when Police
man Lamb interfered he was directed by
the defendant to Go to and mind his
own business"
You men must understand that you can
not follow persons for the purpose of So
liciting business said the court. You are
restricted to the sidewalk, and must re-
main there" The fine stated was then i'm
posed
Evening star., 1897-01-15
BREAKING THE POOL.
The Combination Which Fro.e Mr..
Ryan Out.

The Combination which Fro.e Mr..
Ryan Out.
/, An effort to break the famous pool by
which Mr.. Thomas F. Ryan was prevented
from getting control of the Seaboard Air
Line Company is, it is stated, to be made
In the near future, probably today or to-
morrow.
The Stars authority for this state
ment is gentleman who is inter-
ested In the pool, and who last night
informed Star reporter In Baltimore
that 1t has been ascertained that a
number Of those who signed the agreement
to give the pool absolute control Of their
stock for five years, so far as making a
sale was concerned, overlooked the fact
that the agreement contained a clause that
they were powerless to dispose of their
holdings except by securing the consent of
three-fourths of the members Of the pool,
and some of them assert that they fully
expected sale of their shares to take
place when the price reached $l25 share,
which was the figure offered by Mr.. Ryan.
In order to secure the relief which these
people believe it is in the power of the
court to grant. suit will, it is said, be in
stituted In one of the courts at Baltimore,
probably the United States court, to dis
solve the pool, and good lawyers say there
Is no doubt of the final result, which they
say VIII De IN IaVor OF those who are the
plaintiffs in the case
The suit will not, 1t is understood. be
brought in the name of Mr. Thomas F..
Ryan, but 1t is pretty well understood that
the plan has the hearty sympathy of some
OF Mr.. Ryans friends. and that they fully
expect to see Mr.. Ryan in control of the
Seaboard Air Line Company in the course
of the next few months
Star reporter called last evening at the
residence of Mr.. R. Curzon Hoffman, presi-
oent or the Seaboard company, in Balti-
more, and in an interview with that gentle
man inquired for further particulars re-
garding the rumored suit as above stated,
MI. HOFFMAN assured the reporter that
ne mad heard nothing Of the matter. and
declared that he knew nothing whatever as
TO the intentions of the members of the pool
as TO their movements in the future. AS
Judge Watts, the manager since Mr.. Mon
cure Robinson's death, was at his home in
portsmouth, Va, 1t was impossible to dis
cover what the pool intends to do when
the case is filed in court, but it is safe to
assume that they will not recede from their
present position without legal fight
Evening star., 1897-01-15
CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE
Regular Meeting and the Business Trans
acted.
Plans to Aid the Poor Considered
and Amounts of Money
Contributed.

The central relief committee held q meet
ing yesterday afternoon to transact the
regular routine business Of the body and
to consider the condition of affairs that
confronts it in the work Of securing money
and supplies for the alienation Of the needs
of the poor.
Judge Cole. the chairman of the commits
tee, presided. and there was a very fair at
tendance of members. Most Of the time
was taken up with the reading of reports
from the various subcommittees, showing
how they had transacted the business al
lotted to them When it came to discus
sion Of ways and means the committee met
with little to encourage them. The state
p.enr was made that the appeal which the
committee made through the daily press
had not met with gratifying success. Only
a few hundred dollars have been raised
and practically the whole sum has been
expended.
Mr.. James E. Fitch, the chairman of the
subcommittee on canvass, reported that at
g. conference held earlier in the afternoon
1t was decided to report against the propo-
sition to make a house-to-honse appeal-at
the local papers had again shown their will
irgness to assist the committee In every
possible way, and he thought 1t would be
best to rely upon another appeal through
this medium to secure the wherewithal to
feed the hungry and to clothe and warm
the cold. In the discussion that ensued IT
was developed that while there have been
en- unusually large number Of requests for
aid. the committee so far had been able to
meet every demand. The funds are now
exhausted. and unless the people of Wash
iEgton come to the front with money, food,
clothing and fuel, the work of the COM
mittes will be greatly hampered. All the
regular charity organizations of the Dis
trtct have been overrun with applicants
since tho severe weather set in and they
find themselves now with depleted treas
uries and no let-up in the demands upon
them.
Following the report of the auditors, ap-
proving the accounts SO far submitted to
them, the question Of the method Of paying
bills was taken up and simpler method
than the one which has prevailed so far
vas adopted. Dealers who honor the or
Gers of the committee will not have to wait
so long hereafter before their bills are paid
The cost of coal and groceries was also dis
cussed. Secretary Wilson stated that bids
ha3 been called for from dealers In various
parts of the city and they had agreed to
furnish the goods ordered in small quanti-
ties at wholesale prices. He also stated
that coal dealers had delivered coal in
quantities Of one-eighth of a ton without
extra charge.
Upon motion of Mr.. Fitch the thanks of
the committee were extended to Miss Kib-
hey. through whose liberality the committee
will have the use of two large store rooms,
at the corner of Sth and D streets. free of
charge until April 1.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Civil Service Examinatton..

The civil service commission has COM
pleted It's schedule of examinations
throughout the country for the next six
months. Legal residents Of tho District of
Columbia. Maryland and Virginia win not
be eligible to the clerk copyist, messenger
watchman, stenography or typewriting ex-
aminations. The first examinations of the
season are March II, at Wilmington, Del. !:
Washington, d. c.; Cincinnati, Pittsburg
and Richmond, Va. The last examinations
are on April 28. at points in almost every
state An examination in Washington and
In all other large cities where there are ap-
plicants will be held February TO- to fill q
vacancy In the position Of expert horticul-
turist in the ONCE OF experiment stations,
Department Of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Medical Supervisory Firnt Meeting.
yesterday the first meeting of the board
OF medical supervisors was held for the ex-
animation of persons who want to practice
medicine ard surgery in the District DR..
heinschmidt, president. DR.. Woodward.
secretary, and the other members of the
board were preseat. Three candidates were
examiI ed. Under the law establishing the
eoard all graduates who desire to practice
medicine have to undergo an examination
This APPLIES to all persons who had no;
registered prior to the 9Th of June.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Washington Chemical Society.
The Chemical Society Of Washington held
its thirteen tn annual meeting last night
at the Cosmos Club. President e. A. De
Schweinitz occupied the chair. The re-
ports Of the treasurer. w. P. Cutter, and
of Secretary A.. c. Peale were read. The
election of officers resulted as follows:
President. w. D. Bigelow; vice presidents,
II. n. Stokes and Peter Fireman; secretary,
v. X. Chestnut; treasurer, w. P. Cutter,
and executive committee, c. E. Monroe, e.
A. De Schweinitz Writ Tassan and w. @.
King. The matter Of changing the regular
meetings SO as to combine socialbility with
scientific discussion was considered and
the suggestion will doubtless be carried
out. The society now has about $50 MEM
hers
Evening star., 1897-01-15
New Omcers Installed.

At meeting Of Mount Vernon Council
No. 4S1. National Union. last evening at
Typographical Temple the following off,
GERS were Installed: President. 8. NJ War
rem; vice president. r. J. Blosser; speaker.
Thomas Doeaan; financial secretary, c. E.
ton; treasurer (seventh re-election) Lyman
3. W. Cushing: chaplain. d. ]. Marvin:
sergeant-at-arms. c. e. Teller: usher, JEFF
ferson Middleton; trustees. H. c. Espey, A.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Worth Seeing.

In one of the Palais Royal show windows
is model of heroic size. composed entirely
of table linens and napkins. depicting the
first and second floors of the Palais Royal
building Its construction shows consider
able ingenuity. The window decorator, Mr.
Raymond Burch. Is to be congratulated on
this latest and best of his productions. 1t is
worth seeing.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Convicted of False Preten.e..

Fred smith was declared guilty of false
Pretenses late yesterday by jury in
Crimlnal Court No. l. Smith is the man
VINO secured money from Dr. W. A. Ham,
mond and several naval officers some
months ago by means of forged letters.
sentence will not be imposed for several
days.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
For False Pretenses.

Frederick. alias Herbert. Smith. an elder
iy white man, was convicted In Criminal
Court No yesterday afternoon Of obtain
Ing SO from Dr. VIM. A. Hammond through
q letter alleged to have been written by
Col, a. Hartsuff of the army and with OBJ
tanning like sum from the wife Of Gen
john 8 Mason IN a similar manner A
motion FOR new trial wes entered, ana the
prisoner was remanded to Jail to await
sentence.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

The Evening Star Almanac is a practical
handbook of useful, everyday information,
of interest to every one. and is brim full
OF historical. political, religious and educa-
tional facts 2o cents a copy. For sale at
the business office of The Evening Star and
at all news stands
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Tuskegee Conference.

The next session Of the Tuskegee negro
conference convenes al Tuskegee, Ala, un-
der the spices of the Tuskegee Irstitu-
ton. February "a. On the following day,
February Is. the workers conference of
representatives from the leading negro
schools will be held. These negro confer
ences being composed as they are Of seven
or eight hundred OF the farmers AID me-
chaniCs of the colored race, are looked
upon as important means Of promoting the
progress of the race in Industrial and
moral conditions.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
A Case for the Inslian Rights Asso
citation.

case Tor the Insiian Rights AssO-
datiOn.
To the Editor The Evening Star;,n.
When the Ute Indians gave up a large
part of their lands in Colorado they re-
served the right to hunt, on the unoccu-
pied portion The government. granted this
right. Now the Colorado papers tell us
that two 'or three Indians have been ar
rested and fined $25 each for this kind of
hunting. Has the later agreement, which
the Indian Rights Association are said to
have been active in promoting, taken this
right from them? Or is the eaarrest and fine
an outrage which the Indians can neither
understand nor resist? TO-
Evening star., 1897-01-15
A Tnu Eifteen Eeet Lonu,

The wonderful little pony at Woodward
& Lothrops. referred to in The Star the
otner day. Is really much greater curl
osity than the paragraph on the subject
represented His tail. instead Of being five
feet in length, as stated, actually measures
fifteen feet Tomorrow is the last day OF
his exhibition.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
WELCOMED By THE rENcIBLEs.

Men Who Seeded From the Norton
Cadets Will Wear That UnifOrm.
The holters from the Morton Cadets. sew
erai OF whom were recently discharged
from the District National Guard in the
interest of the service. have made for
raai application for membership in the
National Fencibles. The applications will
De acted upon by the board Of directors Of
tne rencibles. and the indications are that
all the former Mortons who figured In the
t!ouoie will become members of the one
time champion military company.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Informal G. A. r.. Vista.

Commander Nathan Bickford has sent
cut notices for The officers and stan as
soeiated with him in 1894 to join in fra
;ernal visits to Sheridan Post No IA, and
Thomas Post. No. 15 tonight and tomor-
row. Other posts will be visited later, as
many as can be reached during the month.
The visits are not of an official character,
and intended only TO revive and strengthen
fraternity and patriotism Of the comrades.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Macalester for Mount Vernon
and Marshall Hall at 10 am.
Trains leave 131. street and Pennsylvania
avenue for Arlington hourly, from am.
to pm.
Trains leave 131. street and Pennsylvania
avenue for Mount Vernon at 6:iO 1906
Hoo am, and 1906, 2:O5 and 4:15 pm.
Steamer Wakefield for Colonial Beach and
river landings at am.
Steamer Washington for Norfolk and
Fortress Monroe at pm
Evening star., 1897-01-15
CITY ITEMS.

Don't miss our Grand Opening tomorrow
An elegant box of candy free to ALL At the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.'s stands.
Nos. l. %. %, q, %, 26 and q. Center market
1t B. A. BOWMAN, Manager of d. c.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

WHAT MEAT YOU BUY FROM KELLY
Is every ounce of it guaranteed to be the
finest it is possible to secure, This is an
out-of-the-ordinary meat business. For
any fault your money Is handed right
back-no arguing-no sayfng-"would you
Like sometf ing else''-with us-your COM
plant Is sufficient. Fine lamb chops, por-
terhouse steaks, filets. sweetbreads-in
fact we can supply any meat delicacy you
want JOHN r. KELLY, 9th st.wing Cen
ter market
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Startling, but True.

Tomorrow / will sell best Elgin butter,
27c. lb-; lbs, '53c.; 3. 7sc.: 5 lbs, 3125;
fresh eggs at cost. 19c.; N. Y. cheese, lie
Gibbons butter stands Center Riggs and
K street n,arkets.-Advt
Evening star., 1897-01-15
The Bohnke saloon C..e.

1t was confidently expected that the con-
unued proceedings in the Bohnkc case be-
fore the excise board yesterday would de-
velop sensation. The hearing fell nat.
however. While the officers admitted that
an affray bad taken place in the bar room.
they gave the saloon good recommends
Evening star., 1897-01-15
1t Rained Yesterday,

And 1t is raining today; but If 1t rains a
week 1t won't float our prices any higher.
$1.35 buys 6-lb. box best butter James
F. Oyster, 800 Pa. ave. Phone 271-Advt
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Real Estate at Auction.

DuncaEson Bros, au,tioneers, nave sold
at public sale two-story brick house,
ols 4th street northeast, to John Cook, for
Sl'oOo; also frame house, 646 c; street
southeast to John Joy Edison. for 81 400
Evening star., 1897-01-15

No. 1 Ceiling, SI.25 Per 100 FIT.
Libbey & Co., 9Th ct. and New York ave
advertisement.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Tomorrow Children's Day for Exam-
ination Of eyes. at McAllister's, 1911 F st.
-Adyerti9ement
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Dollars Look ms Big ~ Wagon Wheels
Now that you can buy 5-lb boxes creamery
butter at $1.3b. James F. Oyster. 800 Pa
ave; Center and Riggs markets.-Advt.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

S1.25 To Baltimore and Re- SI.25
turn vim Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sun
day. January 16 and II. valid returning
until Monday, January Is; good on any
train.-Adyt.
Evening star., 1897-01-15
Funeral of Mrs. Hooyer

Watch for a railroad; Congress Heights
Advertisement
Evening star., 1897-01-15
A Fine Assortment Of Me,t.

In all my thirty years in the meat busi-
ness have never shown a finer and
choicer selection of meats than that III
have on my stands tomorrow and all next
week. Delicacies, such as ilets, French
chops, calves brtins and the like is my
specially. j. H. Buscher 539-41 Center
market If
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Trustees sale of valuable improved prop
erty. No. 1909 32d st. NV will take place
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. See ad.
yertisement
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Shelving, Dressed, Cents Per Foot.
Libbey & Co.. 9th st. and New York ave
advertisement
Evening star., 1897-01-15

Don't miss our Grand Opening tomorrow.
An elegant box of candy free to all. At the
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.'S stands
Nos. j, =, %, 24, %, " and q. 7.Center market
B. A. BOWMAN, Manager of d. C.
Evening star., 1897-01-15

"PartrfdEe" Hams Are All Alike
No strong" ones. No salty ones They
are, every one, mild, sweet and delicious.
Sold In all mkts. s. Schaper, 5O1 Cen. mkt 1
Evening star., 1897-01-15
White SDOtless ARMS.

Soft white hands, .shapely nails, an unblemished
skin and luxursant hair produced By the cele
brated CUTICHRA REMEDIES when all others
fail. In facial, bleulishes the severest humors
and diseases Of the skin ,and scalp, with loss Of
hair, even when scrofulous or hereditary they are
equally successful. s6oldseverywhere.