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dren care that no stranger, however
wise or kind, can give. But when child
is without d home, and the question lies
between its being brought up in semi
mental condition, where its rights will
he forever conflicting with those of the
children OF the family, and its disposition
and training will receive no thought, the
odds are vastly in favor of the asylum
a home may be one of the most beautiful
places on earth, but just in proportion TO
its possibilities for good are its posi-
bilities for evil. The good home is food;
the bad home is poison; the asylum is
cold water Cold water may not be nu.
tritious, hut it is a good thing, all the
same.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02

The demand for RICH class vaudeville is
being satisfied at the Grand Opera House
TINS week The hill offered there is the most
pretcntious in point of names and numbers
Of any that have been given III this city.
The same class OF attractions that have
been entertaining New Workers during the
winter is presented
tits gratifying t. observe that the attend
dnce at the Grand Opera House is large and
on the increase, and that the efforts of he
dsting uished Thespians who make up tie
bill are cordially appreciated
The management has provided for next
week. Manola and Mason, the former
Icing Marion Manola. the onc-time famous
comic opera singer, and the other, Jack
Mason, the distinguished actor. her hus-
band; Montgomery Irving. the peer of
Saudow, the strong man; Witter Peabody,
the phenomenal hoy singer: Sam Ryan.
the everla stingly unCtuous and humorous
comedian: May Wentworth, the musical
celebrity; Mr.. and MIS-. RObbyns, distin-
cuished for their neat comedy sketches,
Mile Flora. a foreign star, concluding with
the cincmatorrap which Will have new
and distinctly pleasing features in the shape
OF reversible pictures
The week Following there will he pre-
sented these dramatic and vaudeville stars:
Pauline Han John W Ransome, Richard
Harlow, Bob Hilliard and Clara Morris
It must he admitted that such performers
as these have never before been seen to-
gether in this city. Every one is a star,
and hitherto has headed his own attraction
and received popular approval in this city
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PLANNING TO SAVE SIM ERS.
Mission Workers A ranging for SyS
tematic Evangelical Work.

tematic Evangelical Work.
An evangelical meeting was held at
Central Union Mission last night, which
was attended not only hy the mission
workers, hut by the representatives or
several churches This meeting was called
for the purpose Of appointing committees
to enlist the sympathy Of the church
workers Of the city in the need Of d
systematic evanglizauon.
Rev Z. D Bailey presided Judge Taylor
ana Mr. Graham made a few remarks, in
which they told tof the vice Which IS
regnaut in the District and the plan winch
the mission hoped 10 execute having sor
its aim the redemption of sinners vhocoIld
not wei he reached by strictly church
influences. Mi Redding reported from the
tent committee that the canvas tabernacle,
which is 10 be pitched at the corner 4
Ninth and II streets southwe est, would he
ready for dedication on Sunday next
weather permitting Mr. Wheeler reported
on the state of gospel wagon work.
twas proposedthattheC churches he asked
to furnish volunteers to aid in Bible reading.
This proposition is that the city he divided
into districts and that a committee Of
Bible readers shall visit the needy homes
and assist ia spreading the sunshine OF the
gospel a committee Was appointed TO
bring this matter 10 the attention Of he
churches and is constituted as follows
Miss Minor, Mrs. Carroll, Miss Jennie
Kmhall, Judge Taylor, Mr.. stevens, Mr..
PennelI, and Mr.. Stahler,
1t is also proposed that the churches
shall furnish volunteers to aid in the
street services which are TO he held this
summer in various parts of the city. This
committee is composed as follows. j. W.
Wheeler C. W Proctor, and Mrs. Robinson.
The following committee on tent work
was appointed: DR. J. c. LadsOn, Mr.
McElwee. G. w. Wheeler, Rev. E. d.
Bailey, Allen Wood. and W. II. Wormsley.
II was determined that the next conference
OF the mission workers will be held one
week from Friday night.
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A great deal Of fuss has been made over
the supposed bad influence of herdmg chill
dren together in charitable institutions.
Beautiful pictures are drawn of the happy,
if humble, home, where the children play
under the mothers eye, and receive their
instructions from her hand, and so ON;
and now and then there is a strong plea
made that children should be placed IN
the homes OF relatives or friends, or pos
sibly of strangers, rather than be lost IN
the crowd OF an asylum
In many cases home doubtless COM
pensates for all hardships in the way Of
cold, hunger or bad ventilation, which the
child can endure Mothers may be de-
pended on, as rule, to give their Chill
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ComotroIler's Report for May.

The report of the Comptroller of Cur
rency for May sets forth that the amount
of national bank notes in circulation May
81 was 1921 ,790,151, an increase Of So
5S9, So3 for The year. The circulation
based ou United States bonds, amounted
to $2O7 ,13e.3s1, anincrease of 81 1923, 54z
for the year, and decrease for the month
of 81 ,629,16S. The total circulation Sc
cured by lawful money was $24 ,650,T70
and increase for the year of 81, 666, 261
and an increase for the month Of $617 ,O75
The amount of United States registered
bonds on deposit to secure ulating notes
was S23o. o15,55O and to secure public
deoosits. S16.71S, 200.
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COMMISSIONERS. NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Wash
ington, May q, 1910 whom it may
concern: Notice is given that the Com
mIssloDers OF the District of Columbia
intend to construct stOneware sewers Under
The assessment system, as follows:
In the east side OF Monroe street, Ana
costa, ID, C., abutting iots 10, 20, p,
%, %, "a, and 70, Fredericks' subdi-
vision OF part OF Chichester; estimated
cost, $500. In reimbursement street
northwest, between DumbartOn and .
streets, abuttlng squares Nos. 1898 and
1888; estimated cost, $500. In Meridian
Street, Dee wrUI UcnLUf auu Brow SJreeJS,
abutting lots 240, 241, 242, and 243,
Browns subdivision of Mount Pleasant;
lots "a, SO, 81, 40, Al, AZ, 43, "A, 40,
and As, 5. p. Browns subdivision OF Mount
Pleasant; lots 207, POS, and 2U9, Nicholas
YoUng's subdivision or S. P. Browns sub
division OF Mount Pleasant; estimated cost,
$50: In Meridian street, from Center
street to the easterly line of S. 2 Bro wn s
subdivision or Mount Pleasant. abutting
lots /, 2, 3, 4, 3, 6, and Z, of Daniel
Breeds subdivision OIL y. BroW WINS
subdivision OF Mount Pleasant; lots 70
1853, and G64, Albert s. sturtevant's
subdivision OF s. Z. Browns subdivision
of Mount Pleasant, estimated cost, $40.
In the east side of Nichors avenue Monroe
street,, between Maple avenue anu motifs
road, abutting lots /, 2, 8, 4, 8, 8, q, {,
and ., Griswolds addition TO AnacOspa
estimated cost, $500. East side OF
Nichols avenue monroe stictJt. betweeI,
Morris road and Franklin street, abuttiIIJ
lots 222, 223, PA, 225, 226,
227, 228, 229, ESQ, 23l, 232,
233, 234, and 235, of Moore, ct al. sub
division OF Chichester; estimate ted cost, $685.
In alley of block No. 30, OF subdivision
of ''Rosedale' and ''IsherwoOd," abUtting
lots 95, 90, 1O6, 1O5, ia, 1O1, and Al,
of block No. 80, subdivisions of ''Rosedale
and Isherw wood estimated cost, 1882:
In Trinidad street, between Lewis and
King streets, abutting lots 81, 90, %, 81,
So, Sc, 81, 58, 80, so, 81, SO, 179, $50,
/ 81, 1872, and 1877, of Kings subdivision
of Long Meadows and lots 11S and
80, of Thomas f. Waggaman's subdivision
OF Long Meadows estimated cost, SS75.
One-half of the cost OF the above-named
work in each case will be assessed against
the property abOtting uFo1 the public
space wherein such work is done, as pro-
vided by act Of Congress, approved August
z, 1894, A hearing will be given Wed
nesday, June IS, S97, at IL O'Clock a. m,
in the board To0m of the Commissioners
of the District OF Columbia, at which time
and place objections may be presented
by property owners to all or any of the
above-named work j. w. ROSS, JOHN
b. WIGHT, and w. NJ. BLACK, Commits
siOners, ID. @. te1 all l2-4t
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SPRECKLES' BIG CLAIM.
Demands Million from w. r..
Hearst for Alleged Libel.

San Francisco, June 2.-Claus Spreckles
yesterday brought suit against William r
Hearst, proprietor of the Examiner, for
100000 for libel contained in an ar
tic.e printed May %, which purported to
show that Spreckles had forced the small
stockholders in the jacksonville Beet Sugar
Company to sell their shares.
The article went on to say that these
shares were absorbed by the sugar trust,
which now had a controlling interest in tn e
beet sugar company. Spreckles claims
that the article is defamatory, as it makes
him out an unlawful controller of public
concerns, and is calculated to injure him
i'm reputation and business.
On the street the suit is regarded as a
bluff, as the article in question was not
half so severe on Spreckles as a full-page
article printed recently in the New York
journal, In which the story of Emma
Spreckles marriage was told as well
as the quarrels of the old millionaire with
his younger sons, Gus and Rudolph.
Spreckles counsel in the latest libel suit
is ex-Congressman Johnson.
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FROM JAIL TO ALTAR.
Bicycle Thief Married the Second
Time to the Same Girl.

Bicycle Thief Married the Second
Time TO the Same Girl.
Norfolk. Va, June "a young man,
Nathaniel Sykes, alias Dr. V. \. Nc
Creery. alias Dr.. W A Fletcher, who
was arrested on the charge OF stealing a
bicycle belonging to Capt. H. H. Sheen, of
this city, was arraigned in the police
court Yesterday, and Was sent on to the
grand jury.
Under the name of McCreery the
accused is said to have been at one time
editor of the WaynesbOTo NaD Sentinel.
and under that name he is charged in
Staunton with using the United States
nails in getting goods from Staunton mef-
chants under false pretenses A United
States warrant, charging him with that
offcnse, has been received here from
stanton.
When arrested upon the charge of steal
ing Capt Sheen's bicycle, Sykes had just
been married in Elizabeth City, n. c.. to
Miss Katie Callahan, daughter Of Mr.. Pat
rick Callahan. of stanton, with whom hc
elCped from the latter place. Another in
teresting feature Of the case is the fact
that he has been twice married to Miss
Callahan, that was. As stated the first
marriage took place in Elizabeth City. n
c.. and the ceremony is said to have been
performed by justice Of peace.
The second marriage took place in Nor
folk Monday evening, when, to please her
parents, who are Catholics. she was married
according to the rites of that church. Sykes
was taken from jail and carried with his
wife to the pastoral residence OF Father
John Doherty, of st. Mary s Catholic Church.
by whom the ceremony was performed. The
prisoner was then remanded to jail He
is said to have wife and child in Nelson
county.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02

The Indian troubles in Montana continue
country, and numbers Of them have sought
safety in Miles City. Hostilities were
brought on premeditatedly by young bucks
of the Sioux nation. An educated Indian
youth, one David Stanley, a graduate Of
Carlisle School, murdered a settler, &C
knowledged the fact, and defied arrest
White Bull and large party of Sioux have
escaped from the Rosebud reservation ard
are on the warpath. Three hundred settlers
have Joined the sheriff's posse in pursuit,
and a fight is expected today.
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The Rev Madison Peters has been preach.
ing a sermon To young women on the sub
jcCt OF marriage The main argument Of
it seems to be that young woman should
marry her equal. But Mr.. Peters does not
state who is to decide this important ques-
ton The girls friends always consider
her too good for the young man, while the
young man $ friends always hold the Cpin-
ion that he might have done better. Mani
testify, undeT these conditions, she will
never find her equal And if it is eft
TO the parties mainly concerned, theynever
think OF those things at all, or OF Mr..
Peters opinion as even remote Conthl-
gency, when they are in love. The chances
of that sermon doing any real good are
slim.
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Economy in Philadelphia.

A story comes TO Us from the Quaker
City which suggests that even in this fair
land OF ours there is dire need OF a
little extra cash. Philadelphia is one
towns which are the bulwark of our pros
perity, and seldom PLEADS for aid at the
hands of her richer neighbors she
didn't this time. She thought of the
shade of Ben Franklin aud made neces-
atty the mother of invention.
This is the proper time of the year for
spring suits, and at about this season,
therefore, ali the uniformed men in the
oity's employ put on their summer Clothes
buttons bearing the seal of the city, and
each man Is supposed to guard the buttons
with his life 1t is a punishable >offense
for an ordinary citizen TO have one of
these buttons in his possession, and the
wives OF the city's servants are required
60 sew them on twice G day. AS the
summer uniforms approached completion
under the hands Of the tailor, al the
watchmen, guides, ana elevator men in
the city hall were called up one morning
and arranged in row, while an official
with a pair of shears passed down the
line and shipped off all the buttons rom
each mans uniform, except one button,
which was left to hold the coat together
across The chest He spared the sus-
penler buttons on the trousers, because
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The Autocrat of the suppressed House Of
Representatives. yesterday was transacting
business at the old stand In order 10 meet
public expectation, he promptly refused to
allow Mr. Lewis of Washington TO intro-
duce evidence of the Speaker former con-
tention that questions Of foreign policy are
privileged The occasion did not pass with
out a few remarks from Mr. Simpson OF
Kansas, directed at the Autocrat, and Mr..
Richardson of Tennessee seized an oppoT-
tunity to call the attention OF the country
to the subjugatcd and disorganized condi-
ton Of the body Mr. GTosvenor of Ohio
jeered at the Democrats for their, in his
est nation, lack of recognized leadership.
He said that when the young Texan had
been allowed TO appear in that role the
Republicans only had to apply little lat
terry and a few kind words and everything
was peaceful But, since then, new cham
pions had been springing up from all Oh
rections and taking the Autocrat's posse
by surprise. Altogether the session was
tropical compared with most recent sit
tings; but IL is safe to say thatit was frigid
in comparison with some that are to fol
low
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The Cuban Mass Meeting.

Active preparations are going on for
the Cuban mass meeting at the New Ma
tional Theater on Friday evening Good
speakers will address the crowd, and ring
ing resolutions will be offered. There
viii he no uncertain sound come from this
meeting Matters relating to Cuba are
rapidly developing, and anything that can
be done TO assure the President Just how
the people feel regarding the outrageous
Spanish atrocities in Cuba will have an in
f1uence for good. Turn out and fill the
theater. Good speaking will be certain.
Many prominent men will be present
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well Informed on the Cuban situation. 1t
had information to burn.

Mr.. stephen Crane is still going around
may sit If the aesthetic and stork-iiie
Stephen keeps on with this performance
long enough he will sit On one barrel too
many some day, and then he will go up
in a chariot of fire and a great many
pieces, and the Turkish and Greek soldiers
will be busy for several days collecting
souvenirs Of him from the landscape. Let
US proceed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-02

paul JONES' at the Lafayette, will be
succeeded next week by THE Little Ty-
COON The cast selected for its produt-
ton includes the best artists and most pop
ular members Of the Castle Square Opera
Company, and the mOuntings and costumes
are all new The work Is so well know n
that ar unusually prosperous week is as
sured. Thecharacter ofGen KnickerbOcker
will be taken by Ra ymond Hitchcock Mr..
Hitchcock has proven himself comedian
Of ability and great versat ility, and Will
give an excellent presentation of the old
general Joe Sheehan, who is playing the
Spanish naval officer in Paul Jones
this week will remain with the company
here next week as AlviL Barry. Craze
Golden, another favorite of the company.
returns III THE Little Tycoon as Violet
Miss Eta Bartlett will be Miss Hurricane.
The opera affords abundant opportunity
for magnificent scenic display, and this is
more than taken advantage Of by tine
Castle Square management
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Katie RoOney's Burlesquers and EXtray-
aganzer Company will be the attraction at
Kenan's Lyceum next week. Katie Roo
ney, who is at the head Of tie company, Is
little artist of Considera Die talent, having
starred successfullyinsevera meiOdTanas
and farce comedies, hence her yeIsatilityiS
admirably adapted to burlesque and hight
operate roles. The opening buIletta Is eh-
titled THE Mil!ionaires Reception" This
is a clever arrangement of popular musical
hits and witty dialogue. The Olio which
follows is made up of Mattieand Pat Rooney,
Jr., Elsie Eastman, the dancing eccen-
trique: Charles Wilter, descriptive vocalist;
Whitelaw and Stewart, ininitable dialect
comedians, and the Sisters Hill, the petite
burlesquers. The concluding feature viii
bC THE IIishmGn S Dream during the &C
tion Of which will he introduced the Gay
Girls from Paris, the Nightgown Gavottc,
the Triple Trilby's Dance and the Cripple
Creek Bandits.
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Charity to Children.

There is a New York merchant, by the
name OF Nathan Straus, who has made it
his business OF late years 10 supply steril
lied milk to the children of the poor in
New York and Brooklyn. This year it is
announced that he viii not superintend its
distribution as heretofore, but will furnish
it at cost price cents a quart, through
the warm weather. This practice of his
reduced the death rate among children last
year from thir; y-four in the thousand, the
rate under ordinary conditions, to twenty
in the thousand. This does not include the
benefit to the children OF the city in the
way of improved health, where it actually
has not saved life
This idea is worth considering What
ever may be said about the pauperzing
influence of mistaken charity, when food
ls supplied to men and women ahle TO
work, there is no reason why children
should he made to suffer for the idleness
or misfortune of their parents. Every
thing that is done for the children of the
poor, in the way OF better food, air, educa-
tion, medical treatment or moral influence,
is done directly for the good Of the nation
This conclusion is forced on large cities
by absolute necessity. Washington is not
- large or SO crowded as New York, but a
little of This same shirt will NOT do III any
harm. The more free kinderga rtens, and
fresh AIR excursions, and houses with proper
water supply. can be given to the poorer
classes OF Washington, the better eff the
whole city viii be, not for a few years,
hut 70. whole generation, and generations
after that
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.

The stock at the Columbia is this week
pleasing large audiences with the graceful
comedy, "A Superfluous Husband" 1t
is practically new to our tbeatergoers, hav-
ing been given here but the part OF one
week heretofore. Next week. however.
the company will once more plunge into
something quite absolutely new to us
1t is farce by Justin Huntley Mccarthy
His Little Dodge 1t has been runnin x
fer months at the Royalty Tbeater, London,
but next Monday night, by arrangement
with E. E Rice, who has purchased the
American rights, it will be given its first
presentation in this country. The entire
company will be seen next week, for those
who do not play in His Little Dodge
will appear in the curtain raiser, zone
Touch of Nature
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j. K YOUNG. Clerk, Etc,
BY l. p WILLIAMS, A sst- Clerk
mv1S. 26-iu2-3t.eIn
PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF BUILDING FOR LIBRARY
OF CONG RESS, Wash ington, ID. C.,
May "a, lSS7--Sealed proposals for man
ufaCturHg, furnishing ana delivering the
specially designed exhibition cases, rail-
ings, tables, chairs. etc. for the Building
for the LibTaryOf Congress, will be received
at this office uutll o'clock D. III, Oh Mon
day, the III day or June, 1SJ7, and OIened
immediately thereafter. SpecifiCa tons,
general instructions, conditions, and blank
forms OF proposal may be obtained upon ap-
plcatlOn 10 this office. BERNARD X.
GREEN, Superintendent.
mY2 % rs, 81 .Iu2.4.
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AUCTION SALES.

UNITED STATES MARSHAL . SALE-By
virtue OF writ or fieri faCies issued out
OF the CLERK Office Of the Supreme Court
or the District OF Columbia, "A nd TO me d.
rected, Will sell at public sale in front
OF tne Court HI Ouse door on Thursday y, June
s, 1897, at IL clock a. m all night,
TUE, claim ana interest OF Arthur r.
Cr0pley In and to original lot three 80 in
square fOrty-rOur CAD, Washington, D. g. !:
se1Zed and levied upon as the interest u
SAID Arthur Il. CrOplcy in said lot, and Sold
To satisfy execution No 1850 ia favor
OF Edgar Z. Gilbert 10 use OF Charles h
CTOpiey.
ALBERT A WILSON, U. s. Marshal.
DUNCANSON BROS, AuctiOneers.
my wed& sat-JJ-e IA
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Hundreds OF thousands have been in
duced to try Chamberlan's Cough Remedy,
by reading what it has done for others,
and, having tested its merits for them
selves. are today its warmest friends. For
sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Retail
Druggist, 93S street northwest, and
Connecticut avenue and S street north
west
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1t would be all right for the whole IRA
matte world to take up vaudeville If it were
only the kind of vaudeville Shakespeare
would write were he alive.
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A St Louis woman shot her husband and
another woman 10 prevent their clipping
together She thus transferred the scene
Of their journey from this world to the
next, where she couldn't see them.
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SUMMER RESORTS.

VALLEY VIEW sPRINGS-on the west
eTn slope Of the MassanuttOn Mountains,
TWO miles from New Market and the great
New Market Endless Cayerns, and nine
miles from the famous Luray Caverns, over
looking the beautiful Shenandoah Valley,
with the lofty Allegheny Mountains in
the distance, now open for season 1897;
scenery unsurpassed; telegraph and daily
mail. roads elegant; special for biCyclerS
MRS. S. NJ. HOFFMAN, New Market, Va
my31 ,ie1 ,2,6,7 EN-