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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
mrs. CLEVELAND AT HOME
She Wore a Gown of Exquisitely-
Made White Silk
The Wives of Supreme Court JUS
tices Also Received Their
Friends.

A large number ofinteresting "athomes''
occurred yesterday afternoon, including
one by Mrs, Cleveland, who will continue TO
receive her personal friends at O'Clock
on Monday afternoon throughout this
short season.
These afternoons are in no way regarded
as public receptions. and, while no cards
are issued, the keeB-eyed messengers and
do0rkeepers about the large and gorgeous
veIibule OF the mansion know whom 10
admit.
Mrs. Cleveland received her afternoon
visitors in a gown of white silk and
wool exquiitely made in the full limp
fashion OF 1897. The bodice was trimmed
in jeweled passementefie. A bunch OF
violets at her belt and the diamond
edged side combs in her dark hair com
pleted a most becoming and effective
toilette.
Mrs Perrine, who is spending some
weeks at the White House, presided at the
dainty tea table.
The gracious mistress OF the mansion
had a cordial greeting and happy smile
for every guest, many of whom she had
not seen since last season.
Among the visitors were nearly all the
Cabinet ladies, the wives OF Senators and
Representatives,, and a number of the
smart resident set.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
GAVE A CALICO HOP.
Georgetown Young People Indulge
in q Ball.

The Bon Ton Dancing Club. Of George
town, gave a calico hop at the Masonic
Hall. on Thirty-second street, last night
The hall was prettily decorated with
ported plants and long strcainers of vari
colored calico. hung from the center OF thu
ceiling to the walls.
Messrs. Royce. Johnson and Coles haC
the affair i'll charge, and made it sue
cess in every way.
One of the prcttiest features of the en-,
tertainment was the choosing OF partners
for the firStdance Each young lady wore a
calico apron and the gentlemen were given
necktieS, also made OF calico, each pos
SCISSOR taking the young lady wearing al
apron corresponding in color TO his tie.
About seventy-five Of the young people
of Georgetown attended.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
Tired Br0ken.DOWn Men.
"01 Weary Women
Find in the Treatment of
Dr.Walker,
I4l1 Penn. Ave, Adj. WIZARDS Hotel,
Renewed Health.

MIR. GEORGE CARTNER, a prominent
citizen and wellknown grocer, of 1888 U
street northwest, suffered Tor four years
from catarrh, accompanied by a general
debility, loss of sleep, and a distressing
hacking Cough Mr. Cartner says: II was
so bad that expectorated blood and pus,
and, although | went to some OF the best
physicians in Washington, / obtained no
benefit. | am happy to say since DR..
Walker treated me all these distressing
symptoms have disappeared, and heartily
recommend him TO all sufferers
Dir. Walker cures Indigestion, Constipa-
ton, Heart Disease, Headache, Backache,
Catarrh, A sthma, EIoIchitis, and all Dis
eases OF the Air Passage Rectal Diseases,
Private Diseases, SKIN Disea ses Diseases
OF Women, Varicoccle, Hydrncele, Structure,
Sexual Weakness, Prematureness all Dis
eases or the Stomach, Liver, DO wells, Kid
ncys and Bl adder
The highest fee charged by DR. Walker,
whether you have one OF mere diseases, is
So II onth. This includes all medicines.
office Eours, daily, 10 to 8; Sundays, 10
TO 1 2. Monday, Wednesday Thursday, and
Saturday evenings, to g.
sCONSULTATI0N FREE.6a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
POINTED LETTER.
A Peep Into Some Business Cor
respondence.

In reply TO a letter from a ministerin New
Jersey who had inquired regarding some
nourishing and healthful drink that would
take the place of coffee for those no had
been injured by coffee drinking, the fol-
lowing statements were made: "0ur
Postum coffee is a food drink which looks
like the finest Mocha coffee and has the
fragrant aroma. 1t creams up with the
golden brown color OF Old Java and
really seems 20 the coffee drinker a veri-
table cup OF the much-loved beverage, but
il is made wholly and entirely of grains.
and is decidedly fatteTing and nourish-
ing. The stomach troubles and bowel and
liver complaints disappear under its use,
for the reason that the real coffee, which
contains the same poisonous alkaloids as
stryehnine. tobacco, whisky and NOR
phine, has been dismissed and pure food
in a liquid form taken in its place.
Postum is shipped to physicians and by
order OF physicians TO various parts of the
country. A package containing enough
for 80 cups is sent for % cents, postpaid;
II packages by express, prepaid, 50 50
ut is used by the children nd heir parents
freely with good results. IL is highly rec
commended by the medical profession and
others, but wetake the position hat prep
aration that is made of natures pure
grains alone needs no human Endorsement.
II has its health certificate from higher
source. Very respectfully, Postum Cereal
Co., Lin, Battle Creek, Mich"
-
There is but one genuine original Postum
Cereal coffee with a multitude of fmitar
tions offered as .just as good"
Sold by W. u. zeh, II. p. Beattie. and
Ray & Craig
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

the TWENTY-FIVE or more unions in the city
at the place of meeting, and the marching
and counter marching through the assem-
bly, hall
Each union will carry a banner, ana II
entering the hail will sing the District w
c. T. L. hymns, 1t is expected. also thai
the ~" Choir viii be on hand and lead the
congre gational singing.
The Measure OF the evening was consid
erably enhanced by recitatIons contrib
uted by Miss Maude Stalhnaller, Robert
Maxwell and Mrs. Naylor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
THE VESTRY ENDORSED 1T.
st. Johns Officers Will Help ST
Michael ard All Angels Church.

The vestry of st. Johns Episcopal Church
met yesterday afternoon and voted to III
dorse the proposition that their church help
the congregation of 81 Michael and All
Angels to tide over their financial difii-
cuities
This closes the arrangement. as the adol3-
ton OF tie plan was dependent entirely
upon the acquiesccnce OF the two CHURCHES
, concerned. and not upon tie Consent or
Bishop Satterlcc, as has been stated
There VIII be no amalganlation OF the
two churches, each congregation retaining
its individual organization.
There is reserved to Rev. Dr. Mackay-
Smith, however. the right OF visitation anu
supervision in the parish Of ST, Michaeis
No pastor has as yet been selected for 81
Michael's Dr Mackay Smith has unGer
consideration a number Of candidates whose
names have been proposed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

Most conspicuous in the audience at the
Columbia Theater last evening were the
occupants of the second box from the
right OF the stage. They were President
Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and her mother,
and Secretary OF s tate and Mrs. Olney.
The big man turned his huge right shout
der against the stage, and sat fun front to
the audience. Nothing done upon the stage
seemed TO attract the attention of the
President until Chevalier's first appear
ance. IL he was pleased with the clever
comedian he gave no visible manifestation
OF it,
When Cyrus Dare came out, however,
and sang in a baby voice a baby's song,
the Presidential dignity was cast to the
wind, and the big man roared. The eli
max OF his enjoyment was reached, how
ever, when the baby's head fell off.
Then he grew red in the face and threw
himself back in his chair hard that
Secretary Olney had to save him from
falling. To thousands in the audience
the Presidents pleasure in the baby pratt
tle-though done 10y man-suggested that
Officeseekers had best at once cultivate
infantile voices and manners. Mrs. Cleve-
land seemed TO share the Presidents pleas
ure, doubtless with thoughts of little ones
at home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
CHAPLIN UNION sOCIABLE.
Date of Their Coming Public Dem
onstration Postponed.

The ladies of Chaplin Union gave most
delightful sociable last evening at W. c.
T. L. headquarters, No. 80 F street
northwest. 80 -
There were more than fit Y members pres
ent, many Of whom were gentlemen, who
came decorated with the white ribbon, the
emblem OF the order.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
social intercourse and the exchange of
ideas as TO the best methods to be pursue
in carrying on the crusade against intem-
perance.
The question of the demonstration was
also discussed, and it was decided to
change the date from the goth instant 10
some later day, as il was thought that the
conservation service of the Christian En-
deavorers, which will be held on that
evening, would materially lessen the at
tendance. 49,.
Ii is the intention of the white ribboners
OF the District to make the proposed dem
onstration an event in W. G. I. U. circles
in Washington, and nothing viii be left
undone TO accomplish this end. A feature
OF the evening will be the assembling of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
EXAMINATIONS FOR DOCTORS.
Places on Boards of Pension Sur
geons Under Civil Service Law.

The Civil Service Commission is about
ready to hold a series OF examinations
throughout the country for surgeons for
the local pension boards. There is one
OF these in nearly every county in States
where there are many pensioners. In all
their numbers reach up into the thousands.
Each board has three members.
While the places in many localities are
very desirable for the money they return,
they everywhere carry q considerable
amount of advertising, which physicians
are obliged TO secure; the more, in other
ways, because they are shut out of leeiti-
mate methods by their code Of ethics. Also
the pay is in proportion everywhere TO the
extent of the service rendered.
Their business is to examine applicants
for pensions. and each member OF the board
receives 81 for each person examined,
except where a large number of cases are
gone over in the same day. Then all above
certain number are paid for at the rate
of ST. each. The total of the appropria-
ton for these boards is 81 100000 a year.
In some of the large cities "a very com
Portable addition, $500 to $500, to the
surgeons regular income is derived from
the position and there is q good deal of a
scramble for it,
In some way word that an examination
would be held for applicants for these pO-
sitions has gone out, and one paper gravely
announced, on account of this runner ap-
parently, that President Cleveland was on
| the point of putting these places in the
| classified service to be filled by civil serv-
ice examination. AS a matter of fact they
| have been under the civil service rules
| since the Presidents order of May 6 last
Many Congressman are Just beginning to
notice that the change has been made.
They claim that the Democratic admins
tration has filled all the places with Demo
Gratis preparatory to bringing them under
| the protection of the law.
Representative Milliken, on the floor OF
| the House few days ago, declared that
| there was not a Republican on one OF these
| boards in the whole state of Maine, while
| Gen. Grosvenor said that of forty-six coun-
| ties, with SO members of these boards,
there were only three Republicans. 1t is
claimed that the special purpose in making
these boards all Democrats was to facili-
tate the dropping of names of applicants
| for pensions and the adverse settlement OF
reratings asked for.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
BON MARCHE.
JACKETS AND CAPES.

National Organization Of Retail Clerks ask
ing that an effort be made TO organize
the retail clerks OF Washington.
A special committee, consisting Of MesSrs.
william Silver, Charles EdmunstOn, J. D.
Mckay, Joseph McKFink and William Whyte'
was appointed to raise funds The commit
tee would not say for what purpose the
funds are desired, but said they would
probably be raised by an entertainment to
be given shortly.
Credentials were presented by representa-
tives from the Bakers and COnfect:OneTs'
Union, and the delegates were admitted
and obligated.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
AN AMICABLE SUIT.
Trustees of the Jardin Estate Want
the VIII Construed.

HonoTine Jardin, Robcrt Q. Hoffman
and AoUis H. Wine have flied bill In
equity for the construction Of certain parts
OF the will of the late Armand Jardn IN
der which they are trustees.
The defendants are Houorine Jardin,
widow of the deceased: Rose l.. Parker and
ossler Iegatees. The suit IS an amicaolc
action to determine the distribution or the
proceeds Of $4,000 worth OF United States
bonds.
The court is also asked to appoint guar
dams for Charles A. Jardin, Clarence I.
Parker, Louis E. Parker, Raymond Parker
and Violet f. Parker. who are infant de
PENDANTS. Mr.. J. j. Darlington Is solicitor
for the trustees.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
A Rank president Goes TO Prison.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan He. W Agnew,
late president Of the First NatiOna! Bank
of OcaIa. whose sentence Of five years IN
the Albany, y. Y, pemtentIary for en-
bezzling funds OF the bank, WIS affirmed
bv the Supreme Court of the Uaited States
Yesterday, was arrested last night in Ocala
and will be carried to Albany next week.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
congressman Towne Honored.

st. Paul, MINI, Jan. 12--Information
has been received here from reliable
sources that Congressman Charles Towne.
of Duluth, is the representative agreed upon
by the silver interests of the United states
to present their side Of the financial ques-
ton To the proposed International none
tary conference.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

Mr.. william Mertz announces the mar
rage OF his daughter, Miss Wayne Mertz,
to DR. c. l. Wertenbaker, to take place on
the goth instant, the invitations for which
will be issued shortly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

The wives OF the justices of the Supreme
Court were, with the exception OF Mrs.
Brewer, all formally at home yesterday.
Owing To the recent death of her young
daughter, Mrs. Brewer will take no part in
the social events OF the winter.
Mrs. Fuller welcomed a large number of
visitors to tie new and delightful home OF
+he family, on Eighteenth and F streets.
Assisting her were her daughter, Mrs.
Aubrey, and Miss Jane Fuller.
Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Peckham, Mrs. Brown,
all held pleasant receptions, which were
very largely attended. Mrs. Shiras had
no assistants for her at home day save
her young niece. Miss Call.
Mrs. White is one OF the most popular as
well as the handsomest. woman in the Su-
preme Court circle, and always hobbs dc
lightfuI receptions. The new and handsome
residence of Justice White was the object
i've point of many Of Washingt"n's most
distinguished residents.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
Celebrated Funding Bill Defeat.

San Francisco, Jan -f2.-An open air
mass meeting was held last evening at
Grand avenue and Market street TO cele-
brate the defeat OF the funding bill Fire
works, uratOry and pyrOtechnics were the
features OF the jubildnt celebration.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
Give .Freund Entire Charge

or your luncheon, dinner party, or recep-
ton. He'll take emit re Oh arge of the
menu. and arrange everything, to suit
any price you wish TO pay. 81 3 10th st.
1t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
Cure That Cold

Before ft undermi mes your health and
opens the path to more serious trouble
1t is done quickly and pleasantly with
Tharp's Berkeley" Whisky. 81 qt. 1t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

Mrs Morgan and Miss Morgan, wife end
daughter of the Treasurer OF the United
States, held a very pleasant reception at
the Normandie in the afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

Mrs. Henry barley of Eighteenth street
is visiting friends in Montgomery county,
Nd. ..r..t ...
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12

Mrs Harrison Nesbit OF the Hotel Ban
croft will be at home on Wednesdays dur
ing the season.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-18
MARRIED THE BUTLER.
A Servant Said to Have Imper-
sonated Ketcham.
WIDOW wALKUp,s SLICK TRICK.
Attorney of the Relatives, Who VIII
Contest the Will, Declares the Woman
Kept the Dissipated Ciubman Pris-
oner In Her House-Not Poisoned.

CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-Additional mys.
terry is thrown about the case Of John
B. Ketcham, the Toledo millionaire,
with every development brought forth
by the police in their efforts to ascer-
tain the facts surrounding his death at
the home of Mrs. Minnie Wallace
Walkup, or ketcham. Joseph Keller,
the butler at the home of the woman
who now claims to be the widow of
Mr.. Ketcham, disappeared Tuesday
evening, after having been held for
some time by the police undergoing
cross examination of the most severe
character regarding the circumstances
of the alleged marriage of Mr.. Wallace
to Ketcham last September. The police
declared that he had been questioned
and allowed to depart at 10 o'clock,
while, as matter of fact, Keller was
locked up on suspicion aroused by mis-
own story.
The suspicion has been growing upon
the police as the result of rumOrs which
started in Milwaukee that Keller ap-
peared in the role of bridegroom at
the wedding and that he, not Ketcham,
stood before the minister with his face
concealed under the folds of scarf.
AS the result of this suspicion he was
held over night and yesterday was
driven away in charge of an officer.
He is now held by the police, who are
about to produce him at any time he
may be needed.
The alleged wife of Ketcham is i'll in
bed with nervous prostratlon, the ordeal
which she has undergone since the
death of ketcham having been too
much for her strength
Rev. Mr. Roberts of Milwaukee, who
performed the ceremony, said, when
shown photograph of Butler Keller,
that the picture much more resembled
the man whom he married to Mrs.
Walkup than did the picture of John B.
Ketcham. Several of the buffers prom
inent features, including small mus
tache, which was not a popularity of
Mr.. Ketcham. were carefully noted by
the Rev. Mr.. Roberts as common to
both Keller and the bridegroom of
Sept. "a.
The Rev. Mr.. Roberts says that the
bridegrooms face was partly muff1ed
in a shawl. not, however, conceallng
the mustache.
Criminal proceedings are threatened
against Mrs. Minnie Wallace and sew
eral persons whose names have not
been divulged, but who John Borden
Ketckam's relatives will charge were
associated in what they characterize as
a conspiracy.
Attorney James e. Purnell. repre-
senting the dead bankers family, said
that enough evidence relative to John
B. Ketcham's life in the Indiana ave.
nue. house, as well as the marriage that
was performed in Milwaukee last Sep
TENDER, had been collected by detec-
tives to make clear case of conspir-
acy against several persons.
He declared that Ketcham was vir-
tually prisoner in the woman's house
and that she would not let him leave,
or allow any person to see him.
Ketcham, he said, died of natural
causes and was not poisoned. He said
the relatives would contest the will.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-18
(contsaued from first poge. }

t1OHttHueu JTOm ttFSt P"ge.J
stances. Placed in some temporary
position of power, the boss plots to
make his hold permanent and panders
to the lowest instincts of greed in
gathering around him cringing syco-
plants ready to do his will. A boss
will sit down months before cam
paign and plot while men of upright
thought are all unsuspicious. His fol-
lowers will six up' primaries, rush
through Estates" unbroken, "pack'
conventions and so make our glorious
heritage of free and unbiased voting
mere farce and mockery. Not
necessary himself holding publ men
under such obligations to himself
that they yield him unquestioning
obedience. Offices will be filled by him
with greedy men who divide with
him the spoils, for the sake of his
contin ued maintenance of them
in their position. These are they who
have made the Safeguarding of our
Senate possibility, a shame and a
scandal to the nation. These are they
who have degraded politics until to
go into the highways of public life
tests mans probity of character
more than to the full. These are they
who have affrighted good men, and
before whom voters are dumb, like
sheep before shearers. These are they
who sell legislation to highest bidders
until all making is coming under
the ban of suspicion. These are they
in short who are more dangerous than
nihilist; who are driving us forward
to national outburst. 1.-The people"
are slow to anger; but the day of reck-
oning with perverted justice, and pur-
Joined privileges is bound to come
unless we right wrongs, and that light
speedily
The difference between an honor
able courageous general and blood
thirsty bandit chief, is the difference
between trusted leader and self
seeking boss. Compare Lincoln's SOL
emn recognition of the horror of the
burden which was upon him, which
marred his face with seams, which
bowed his herculean frame,
that with the fiippant misuse of mon
ey, of steam, of electricity, of any or
every thing, by the modern boss not
only to avoid doing, but actually to
undo the peoples will. The pinnacle
of undying resepct, North and South,
belong to one; tn e fearful blackness
of nations frown must rest on the
other.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-18
HANNA IN wv YORK.
He Refuses to Discuss Either Ohio oil
National Politics.

National Politics.
New YORK, Nov. 1S.-Mark Hanna,
United States senator from Ohio and
chairman of the Republican national
committee has arrived in New York.
One Republican said: II see by the
papers that you will have about Is ma
jority on joint ballot instead of 8, as
was at first supposed"
70 this the senator replied: 81 do
not care to say a word about politics.
My visit here is not political, and |
wish to refrain from discussing the sit
uation in Ohio
cit is said. senator, that some Repub-
hcans elected on the fusion ticket will
surely vote for you. What do you think
about it? ~
"You cannot get me to talk politics.
Remember | have had nothing but poll
tics for weeks. | expect to obtain a
little rest while here.''
He was asked: What do you think
OF the result of the election in this
city"'
II do not wish to say anything
about it,
But, as chairman of the Republican
national committee. do you believe it
has national bearing"
mot necessarily 500
The senator said that business is good
IL Ohio and everything looks encour-
aging.