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The times., 1897-12-30
INFANTRY CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Annual Distribution From the Ire
and a Hop Afterward.

Annual Distribution From the Tree
and a Hop Afterward.
In keeping with its annual custom, the
Washington Light Infantry Corps Will
this evening, hold its Christmas festival
in the armory, on Fifteenth street.
The committee having the affair in
charge has been at work for some time
preparing for It, and having completed
its task lis ready to present an unusually
attractive prcgramGof fun and novelties.
The feature of the event will be Al i'm
inense Christmas tree, brilliantly lighted
by small electric lights, and loaded with
presents Of all sorts for the children and
other young relatives OF the members of
the corps. The names OF the children ha We
been handed to the committee, and each
child, as its name is called, will receive
present. There will be Santa CIlas,
and several assistants will help him 10
amuse the crcwd.
The older folks viii enjoy an informal
hop when the younger ones have been sent
home.
The times., 1897-12-30

Teachers Make Present at st
pauPs Church

The Sunday of st. Paul's English
Lutheran Church gave their Christmas
social at National Rifles Hall last night.
The prt gram began with a chorus by the
infant class, followed by recitation en-
titled Just Before Christmas" by Miss
Bessie Ste ewart a cantata ia 40 acts, en-
titied"A Bundle of Sticks" was presented
by the children OF the school. under the
direction Of Mrs. il Eckhardt and Miss
Margaret Fox. Following the cantata was
beautiful pantcminie. given byeight young
ladies, entitled Marguerite France"
The teaChers 7of the school presented
Superinter dent Alden with an elegant office
desk, Santa Claus mAde the children happy
by his ality, giving them presents of
various kinds, and candy 10 all.
The times., 1897-12-30
UNCLE SAM WAS THERE.
This well-known Gentleman and

Miss Columbia Mt Calvary.
The "Cncie Sam and Miss Columbia
reception given last evening at Calvary
Baptist Church Sunday school House was
largely attended. The guests OF the even
ing were the members OF the congregation
and the children OF all the departments
OF the Sunday school. The most dis
tinguished and welcome visitor, at least
in the eyes OF tue little ones, was Santa
Claus, who was personated by Mr.. Frank
Bliss, with Master John Bristow as his
herald.
Mr.. Howard Brown, as Uncle Sam, ;" and
Mis- Ida IIarnest, as Miss Columbia ex-
tended the guests Il cordial welcome.
The different nations of the world w ire
represented as follows: Holland, Misses
Fannie IIeibergerand Bertha Single; Russia,
Augustus Thompson; Scotland, Richie Nc
Lean; Switzerland, Ethel IIardell and Selin.,
Frazer; Sweden, Mary Waters; A meric.l, Ar
The times., 1897-12-30
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Messrs. Sam and William Venabie, Of
Atlanta, Ca, are 1t the Riggs. They are
In Washington looking after some Gov
ernment contracts for river and harbor
Improvements. Venable Bros. own Stone
Mountain, near Atlanta, which is said to
be one of the largest solid pieces Of
rock or granite in the world.
The times., 1897-12-30
AT TEA AT FIVE O'CLOCK
Many Dainty Festivals Gracing the
Holiday Week.
Miss Lambert Introduced TO the
Social Many Cards
for "At Homes"

Despite the omission of the usual OIL
ficial reception at the Executive Man
SION, there are many residents who viii
observe the timehonored custom OF re
ceivine on New Years day. The Times
VIII be pleased to publish an announce-
ments to that effect that are sent IN
not later than Friday afternoon.
The times., 1897-12-30

'washingtor is a delightful city said
Mr.. Alexant Pegedius, or Budapest, Hun
gary, at the Metropolitan last hight. My
self and brother, DR., Larant HegediuS.
will spend about five months in tue United
States. We shall writ a series Of letters
for some of our home papers. Briefly, we
are here or a tour of inspection and OBJ
servation."
The times., 1897-12-30

man OF the hoard III lady managers, and
other members nj the board.
Those who assisted at the tables wer,.
Misses Rochester, Watson, Magraw, Chiids,
French, Tibbetts, Babson, Atwater, Mrs.
Pollock, Messrs. Daniel, Pierce, Ketn r,
Blackford, Labotka and Irwin.
The times., 1897-12-30

''Tailors and clothieIs," remarked Col
L. p. Thomas, of Chicago, at the Shore
ham, dc not view with pleasure the
heavy travel to Europe. Few people
realize bow much trade we lose by PEI
pie buying in Europe. Say so, 900 Ameri-
cans visited Europe this year just clos
ing. 1t would be by no means q liberal
estimate to say that a third of these were
men, and that these bought four suits
each during their trip-if each suit cost
$40 It would amount to 50 $3.50 900. quite
large sum t. be taken from one class of
trade"
The times., 1897-12-30
At RyIand Church

Ryland NJ. E. Church, at Tenth and D
streets Sc uthwest. was full TO the doors
last night with the mem bers Of the Sunday
school and their friends. Songs, recita-
tons and ohOruses, Santa Claus and his
Christmas tree furnished amusement for
the children ard entertainment for the
older ones.
The times., 1897-12-30
FELL AND BROKE A LEG.
Miss Henrietta NJ. stanton Has g
Series of Mfsfortunes.

Series of MfSfortunes
Henrietta NJ. Stanton, fifty years of age,
slipped on the icy pavement, near police
headquarters this morning and broke her
right leg near the ankle She was removed
to Providence Hospital in the police am
bulancE.
Miss Stanton is trained nurse, whose
home is in Brooklyn, N. Y. For several
years she has been employed in Wa shins-
ton. bu; recently met with financial losses
and was compelled to apply this morning
to Sanitary Officer Frank for transporta
tion to her home in BROOKLYN.
Her age and condition aroused Mr..
FRANKS sympathy and the ticket was
furnished her. She was on her way TO
the depot, when she fell ou the ice.
The times., 1897-12-30
At the Church of the Ascension

The Christmas Tree entertainment given
last evening at the Church Of the A scension
was most delightful affair. The tree
was large and brilliantly Illuminated. At
the close of the entertainment presents were
distributed among the Sunday-schooI chill
dren by Mr.. c. K. Gibson, who personated
Santa Claus. A fine program was rendered.
The times., 1897-12-30
THE CHILDREN ENTERTAIN.
Christmas Exercises Of the People,
Church Sunday School.

Church Sunday School.
The members of the Sunda y-school If
the People IS Church entertained their pas
tor and parents and large number OF
friends in charming manner last egen.ng
at Typographical Temple. Those who
particip: ted i'll the entertainment were:
Alma Bischoff, Gretchen Schmidt, Hazel
Dakin, Mabel Reeves, Brandon Monroe
Frank Roberts, Herman Bischoff, LassaEe
Schmidt Pauline Powen Potter, Rola nd
and George Abbott, Myrtle Saunders, Ruby
Potter, Faye Kent, EStelle Wild, Maud
Wiiliamst II, Katie Potter, Grace Evans,
and Ralph Abbott.
a large Christmas tree, literally covered
with presents for the Sunday y-school emil
dren, was erected il the north end II the
hail. FROM which Mr.. W. b. Croell, who
acted as Santa Claus, distributed sif.s
to all the little ones.
The times., 1897-12-30
AT FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH.
A Pleasant Evening for the Lit.
tie Folks

The Christmas holida ys entertainment
given at Foundry 81, L. Church was at
tended by an audience which filled the
Sunda rsC hOol room.
The exercises were conducted by Ca pit
James l.. Ewin. superintendent OF the
Sunda: school and the following par'ici-
pated: Misses Hunter. Grace Altschh, Meta
AltsChu, Ethel Appler, Alice Cha ndler, Ruth
Clark, virginia FribIey, Edith jenkins, Elma
Lamb, Mary Lee, Grace Riggles, Helen
Small, A,a rie Wall and Rhoda Watkins,
Arthu: Carver, Fred Berthrong, Elmer
Gill, Els Lamb, Robert Ira cy, and Phuip
Ward.
At the close OF the enterta inment re-
freshme nts Were served to the children Of
the Sunda school and the guests.
The times., 1897-12-30

Miss Marian Legare Reeves, who IS a
student at Eden Hall Convent, on the II Id
son, is spending her Christmas vacation at
her home, 1882 Massachusetts aven lie.
She will return to her studies January &.
The times., 1897-12-30

1.-The friends of Hon. Benton McMillin, =
said A. J. Lester, OF Nashville, Tenn +,
at the st. James, 'are everlastingly pull.
ing for him for the United states Senate.
1 do no5 think Tennessee has a man
who is better qualified than McMiIlin.
He would do his State and tue 10 in.ry
proud"
The times., 1897-12-30

Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer, theatrical manager.
is at the A rlington. This gentleman hls
had certainly one of the very most inter
esting histories that the American stage
has witnessed. He has been at the hefd
of any number of great ventures. One
OF the most curious condolences of his
career Is in connection with Mr.. Mins-
field, who will come here next w.@k.
Mr.. Palmer put Mr.. Mansfield into the
business he was starring Ohm 7
Raymond a good many years back, and
wanted a man for n minor part. BE
gave MI. Mansfield the part at $35
week. Now he is Mr.. Mansfield's mann
ger The latter gentleman feels hurt, .er-
haps, II his profits are not 81 500 a week.
Jr. Palmer's salary is not known
The times., 1897-12-30

The second assembly of the Carroll
Institute Will be given tonight, the dancing
20 ba preceded by musical enter tainment
in keeping with the high standard OF eX
cellencc for which the institute is famed.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. Won 0rendorf will resume her Sat
urday evening misicales in February, when
she will be assisted by her cousin, Miss
Maude Roosevelt Levinsen, OF Copenha gen,
Denmark.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mr. II. E, Coates, private secretary of
Con gTcssnlan Lewis, of Georgia, said
to a Times man: Sometimes down at
my home we have some pretty heavy
floods, and at this season Of the year
it S a picnic to kill rabbits. They limb
onto floating logs, and you can row out
and pick them off. 5 they viii not jump
into the water. / have always heard that
rabbit cannot swim. and are afr aid Of
water, and ali that have seen act that
way"
The times., 1897-12-30

Senator and Mrs. Shoup, with their
daughters and n group of invited guests,
left yesterday to enjoy the seasons fcs-
tivities at Old Point Comfort, where they
will remain until Congress reassembles.
The times., 1897-12-30

Ms. Philip Darneille and the Mi SIS
IGpeille viii be at home the last Two
Thursdays In January.
The times., 1897-12-30

Miss Liebcr, the attractive young daugh-
ter OF Judge Advocate General and Mrs
Liebe-, entertained at a O'Clock Tea
tor ycuhg people yesterday afternoon.
The coterie OF assistants incllded Miss
Ffoulke, Miss NcLanahan, Miss Muliin,
Miss wallach, Miss Lerch and Miss Poor.
Mrs. Horace " ylie presided in the tea room,
suggestive CT the Yuletide, with its glow
ingpoinsetta flowers. mingled with Christmas
holly. Mrs. Lieber and Miss Lieber viii
be at home Saturdays in January.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. W. II. Daw, No. 23O1 III street,
Will be at home Fridays in January and
February.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs Henry Brevoort Bristol, who is now
visitin. friends at Little Rock, A rk., will
be at home Friday, January Ii, and the
following Fridays in January and February
The times., 1897-12-30

President s. s. Marvin. Of the American
Biscuit Company, which has been making
the fight against the New York EiSr .it
Company. is at the Arlington. He said
to Times reporter last night: There
has been an amicable settlement OF the
fight between the biscuit companies. Tn re
is no trust, how wever, at lea st, not for :he
trade in this country. The biscuit people
have determined to reach out for the
foreign uade, and especially for that OF
the South American countries. So far
they have allowed England to supply
biscuits to the world practically. There
is no reason why our American compahies
should not get a large share OF this
bus mess
we have asked the State Department
to have the American consul in South
America secure statistics about the bis
cult business, the quantity the countries
use, the prices and other data. With
these we intend TO make a vigorous
campaign
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. Frederick G. Berger and Mrs. Sol
Smith Russell will be at home today from
i to 6 o'clock.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. Peny Heath has as her guests Mrs.
NJ. b. Conway, of GAINESVILLE, and Mrs
Herbert C. Stetson, Of Boston.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Waggaman, with
their three sons and Mrs. John S. Mason,
have gone to Battery Park Hotel, A che
vile, n. c., for the Christmas holidays.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. Thom Williamson and Mrs. Carroll
Hall have cards out for a 3 O'Clock tea
January 8, al No. zoos Z street.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mr. ard Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin
have invitations out for an evening re-
ception Tuesday, January 4, at O'Clock
The times., 1897-12-30

Ex-secretary Hoke Smith, Of Atlanta,
Ga, is at the Riggs House- It is sug-
gested, though perhaps without sufficient
foundation, i'll established facts, that Mr..
Smith may be in Washington TO see Mr..
Van Horn, and that the former Secretary
may H arranging with that gentleman to
represent his railroad in Washington.
The times., 1897-12-30

''We are having royal good time, V
said Mr.. Il l. Wait, one OF the New York
eXcursionists, at the Riggs, and / do not
think there is one OF US, male or female,
but who will come back again next year.
There is SO n Goh to see, though. that it is
difficult TO do Washington i'll two days.
Many of our crowd say they will come
back IL, the summer
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. T. II. Bingham, No. 1T17 street,
will not receive on Thursday, Decen Der
30.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. Mason and the Misses Mason will
not receive today.
The times., 1897-12-30

Mrs. ID. N. Kearny gave a very de
lightful Christmas tea yesterday after
noon to introduce her rrandda ughter, Miss
Aimee Powell, 10 the social world. TIE
house was elaborately dressed with hohy,
nistletoe and cedar from the woods nf
Tennessee and the Carolinas, and tie
debutante, radiantly pretty in white silk,
was assisted in entertainin. by a loZen
OF more schoolmates and friends.
The times., 1897-12-30

Judge Advocate Generai and Mrs. Lie5 II
have cards out for dinner January 10,
10 meet the Secretary of War aud Mrs.
Alger.
The times., 1897-12-30

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Ia bIets. All
druggists refund the money if 1t fails to cure.
25c. The gen uin e has L. B. @ on ca ch Ia bI ct
The times., 1897-12-30

Mr. Samuel Spencer, president OF 5he
Southern Railway. is at the Arlington.
He and MI. Andrews, the first vice prcSi-
dent nf the road, are here preparing TIE
case Of the Southern for the testin my
that will be taken in it's case against
Gov. Russell, of North Carolina. next
month
The times., 1897-12-30

Lieut.. Kelly, of the Sixth precinct, one
of the Oldest men in service, said yestsr-
day: 1T is pity young children generally
are not taught to make friends of police
men, instead OF looking upon patroimen
as their natuTa l-born enemies. In many
instances, the fear is the result of parents
educating their children in crime from che
time they Can run. Some mothers Will
take their children 70 a place where
kindling wood or something else can be
stolen, and they are warned 10 LOOK Ut
for the police, and the minute they SEE one
they scoot. IL is q horrible thing to edu-
cate children in crime in this way, but,
hope, the mothers don't realize what they
are doing in Ia1ge proportion OF cases.
Take boy who makes friends with the
policeman and you will find q good boy.
Yes, sir; it works that way
The times., 1897-12-30

DO yon know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published i'm Washington
Served TO you by carrier for fifty
sents "a month7
The times., 1897-12-30

Canon and Mrs. Cheyne, OF Oxford. arg
at the Riggs House.
The times., 1897-12-30

Forty eight excuTsionists from Boston,
Mass, are registered at the Metropolitaa 4 .
They will be in Washington two days.
Mr.. W. c. Van Horn, president OF the
Canadian Pacific Railway, is in the city
staying at the Shoreham. He is mil
lionaire and q power, politically, FIN m
cially, and Socially, in Canada, and in
lesser degree in this country. as well.
In q conversation with a Times reporter
last night MI. Van Horn said:
'I came down to Washington simply
to pay few overdue social obliga tiors
There was dinner and luncheon and
one or two calls. There is nothing Of
greater Importance in my visit. / shall
leave tomorrow"
1t is a considerable distance from Nom
treal to Washington, even for the mil
iipnaire president OF a railroad. to traTel
for a little dinner. Under the circ nm
stances, 1t would, perhaps, be of an in
terest il an inverse ratio IL one might
know who were present ut the little lin
ner. Mr.. Van Horn said of section 22''
and OF many strong remarks that states
GeE and mt wspapers have made about the
Canadian Pacific road and it's busin SIS.
There is q large mjsappreiiensiun re-
Easily accessible statistics would set any
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
EXCITEMENT AT REDDING.
The Liveliest Day Since the Gold
Boom Commenced.

Redding, Cal, Aug, 1S.-This is the
liveliest day in Redding since the ex-
element One hundred and ten men
arrived on this mornings train. Bu-
reaus of information have been estab-
Hshed and rigs and pack animals are
in demand. The stage company sent
out an extra stage yesterday afternoon
filed with passengers. and the demand
for rigs at the blacksmith shops and
stables continues.
A special party came up today en-
route TO Salmon river to look for a lost
lead that one of them discovered sew
eral years ago. The quartz was fabu-
lousy rich, but was on occupied
ground. The diseoyerer covered up his
find and waited until the land was va
Gated.
Franklin Shoup. a fruit grower of
Happy valley. in this county, has Just
come down from the head waters Of
C6lg-a ei.ek. Re located claims on
steve gulch and in a day and a half
took out SIT, While miner on the claim
adjoining took out S95 in the same
time. AS the water was low Shoup
abandoned work temporarily, but will
revisit his claim later on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
"LET THERE BE LIGHT"
The City of Mercur Grants a Fran.
chige to Col. S. B. Milner.

1t was learned yesterday that the
city fathers Of Mereur had granted a
franchise for the lighting of the city
by means of electricity to Colonel S.
B. Miner, who has contracts with AL
len G. Lamson. the representative Of
the Jordan River Electric Generating
company.
According to the terms of the fran
chessa work en- the construction of tina
system is to begin within 50 days, and
it is understood that the electric COM
pany will be ready to deliver the fluid
at Mercur about the first of December.
Mercur. although one Of the youngest
camps in the west, is making rapid
strides to the front, and it will soon
he able to boast of metropolitan ad-
vantages that are equal to those pos
sessed by camps that are many years
older.
Already Mercur has its railroad, its
telegraph and telephone, and its fine
water system, and now it will soon be
lighted by electricity, and as this prom
ising gold camp has its churches and
hotels, opera houses and theatres, be-
sides some of the largest mills to be
found in this western country, the
query arises. what more can it want ?"
1t is understood that the Jordan
Electric company will run wire into
Bingham and that electric lights will
soon be a lamp unto the feet" of the
residents and sojourners of the cold
Reliable''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
THE VANDERBILT GROUP.
The Bnekljn Mining Company Push
'ing Development Work.

The Vanderbilt group of mines at
0Iercur, formerly the proprietor of the
Hon. Thomas G. Merrill of this city,
which was purchased by the Bucllin
Gold Mining company, lately incorpo-
rated, numbers among its directors be-
sides Mr. Merrill such well known citi-
zens as R. c. Chambers and Judge
Street. This company. since its incor-
poration, has been pushing the work Of
development continuously upon its pro-
perties and has one incline shaft nearly
100 feet in depth, at the bottom or
which a cross cut is now being pushed
70 the foot wall of the vein. This
cross cut has already been extended
oyer 20 feet in vein matter without
having yet reached the foot wall. Good
pay values are found in this vein
The ore body has been cross cut at
another point for a distance Of over so
feet, showing good values.
This strata has been traced and
opened at different points for the en-
tire length of this group Of properties,
which is about 5000 feet. The work
of developing has been under the
charge of Charles Cakes Merrill, one of
the directors Of the company. who has
had large experience in mining in Mon
tana. This development work will be
pushed continuously until the property
is thoroughly developed.
1t is the intention of the Buchlin
company, as soon as sufficient develop
ment is done. to at once erect a plant
on the property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
Free ctnage Shipments.

A miner who is just in from the Free
Coinage mine. in the district bearing
this name near Grantsyille, brings with
him the pleasing intelligence that fine
body of pay ore has been exposed in
this property and that when he left
a three foot vein had been stripped
for a distance of 40 feet and that the
company was working a force of seven
men on ore and two at sorting, the
intention being TO make four car loads
shipments of high grade mineral, the
first lot TO reach this city some time
next week, while the others would soon
follow.
If this ore runs as high as the sam
pie assays, it viii sell on controls show
ing gold and silver values OF about
$40 a ton, gold being the predominant
ing metal
The company is having survey
made for tramway from the mine TO
the mouth of the CANYON where pros
pecting for water is going on, as il is
the intention TO put in u mill at an
carly day for the treatment OF the low
grade ores of the mine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19
Mining Notes and Personals.

Ely, -Nav, News: Otto Stahlman of
Salt Lake iCty, arrived by stage on
Wednesday, to attend to Star & Grey
Eagle business.
W. J. Krase the trouble finder of the
York and Kansas City. is in the city in
the interest of his company.
Professor Hirsching has established
u-nat he terms the Society for the Pro-
lection of the Mining Industry in con-
nac.i0n with the assay branch of hts aca-
denny, which is located at 936 Second West
street.
The Yuba Lease company of Phoebe,
Ney., has just made a Shipment to this
city of six boxes of cyanides Gold min
:..g IS ON the increase in Phoebe. and If
success crowns the efforts of the mining
man of that section this grand old camp
may yet be redeemed.
Haley Times: Nathan Randall IS in
Mercur trying 30 interest mill owners in
an Improvement on the teaching process
that ne guarantees will save So per
cent of the value of the ore He, expects
TO make q test OF the Improvement at
the Sacramento, Michael Flynn's mill.
Silver was quoted yesterday at 52lh
cents with nominal demand which is as
good as saying that the market price for
this commodity was 90 cents There is
considerable speculation in mining circles
as 10 how low quotations VIII go, and one
stock broker was willing to wager s25
that they would not go below SO cents.
j. O. Packard of Eureka Hill fame has
had a touch Of klondicItis and with five