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Evening star., 1898-12-17
THE PEACE CARNIVAL.
Program Suggested for Coming Event
in Washington.

AT meeting of the committee of the
Business Mems Association appointed to
prepare plan for the celebration of a. pro-
posed peace carnival to be held in this city
IN May next the suggestion made by W. S.
Mexican was considered, but final action
was deferred until the next meeting of the
committee, which will be held next Friday.
Ihe committee is composed of F. X Ray
mond. s. b. Hege, J. II. Oicutt S. S. Shedd
and W. S. Knox
Ihe program of the celebration as out
lined by Mr.. Mexican covers three days.
On the ErSt day there is to be a parade of
mliitary, naval and civic organizations
WIN an Illumination at night OF the public
buildings and three out-aoor coucerfs-at
9th street and at the Peace monument Mr.
Mchean suggests the spanning OF the ave-
nue. with two arches, decorated only with
greens and flowers,
For the second day a parade of the Sun
Gay schooi children is proposed, followed
py appropriate exercises, held at the va
rfous churches. A reception is planned to
take place at / o'clock to the Queen of
flofa ana her train to be escorted along
the avenue by a procession of decorated
Veh1cles, bicycles and horsemen. Prizes are
to be offered for the best decorations in the
several classes. At night there are to be a
noral pageant of sixteen floats and band
concerts and pyrotechnic displays
For the third and last day it is proposed
10 nave reception to King Carnival by
wheelmen, horsemen and people afoot in
fancy and comic costumes. The king is to
arrive by water, and is to be escorted to a
hotel, where a banquet will be served
Then there will be a carnival parade at
night, parade of character floats and a
ball.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
ANNUAL ELECTIONS,
Various Local Societies Select Officers
for Ensuing Terms.

The following officers have been elected
by Lincoln Womans Relief Corps: Pres-
dent Mrs. Sallie r. Jacobs; senior vice
president, Mrs. Mary Bushby; junior vice
president, Mrs. Sarah Van Dorm; treasurer,
Mrs Ida Oldroyd chaplain Mrs. J. S.
Raub; conductor, Mrs. Lizzie Mason; guard,
Mrs. Laura Seymour; delegates, Mrs. Mary
Hall, Mrs. Katie Phillips, Mrs. Ida Old
royd and Mrs. Emma Ferguson; alternates,
Mrs. Raub, Miss Lehman, Mrs. Martha
Davis and Mrs Bushby.
Arrangements have been completed by
the organization for the annual Christmas
dinners to be issued to needy and sick
veterans. Comrade Bingham of Lincoln
Post, G. A. r., presented the corps with a
valuable gold watch, which will be disposed
of in the near future or the benefit of the
relief fund.
Prince Hall Lodge = .. IL F. A A. NJ. at
its recent annual meeting, elected the fol-
lowing officers: ]. u. HutchIns W. M; F.
]. CORDOBA, S. "; F. d. Henry J. w; D.
b. McCarey, treasurer; Samuel B. Jackson,
secretary Jerome A. Johnson and Joseph
A. McDuttie, trustees.
AT the regular meeting of st. Matthew S
Council, No. 53, held Monday evening De-
cember u, the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President r r
Nolan; vice president, ]. T. Crowley; ora
tor, S. S. Edmonston: chancellor, ]. j.
OLeary; secretary, A. p. Williamson; col
iector, l.. Mangan: treasurer, d. Donovan;
chaplain, Rev. Father Chas NJ Bart: mar
shall, II. J. McGinness: guard. Nj. Long:
trustees, John F. Green, I. Purcell and
VIM. j. OLeary.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
CLOTHES AT CHRISTMAS.
Mertz & Mertz Show Some More Prac-
tica! Presents.

People, as a rule, don't go to n tailoring
establishment for Christmas presents but
MertZ & Mertz 906 f street northwest
think their shop is just the place where
shopping of this kind ought to be done, es-
pecially if it is the desire to make useful
presents. AT any rate, during these days
of Christmas shopping they are making
suggestions which are calculated to be help
ful TO those who are confronted with the
annual problem of what to buy. Watch
this window is the advice of this firm TO
their friends and the public generally. and
those who follow this advice find from aay
to day valuable information there about
special values for trousers and other ar
ucies of clothing. The result is that a good
deal of the Christmas trade enters the door
of Mertz & Mertz, and the daily features in
the windows of that establishment are
arousing popular interest.
For example, one of the features that has
been announced is the offer of a pair of
trousers of pure worsted and made to order
Tor S4I. 1t is stated by the firm that
usually such garment would cost five or
SIX dollars, but in order to swell the tide of
Christmas trade toward their establishment
this special bargain is offered as well as
the others which have been bulletined from
time TO time in their windows.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
AMERICAN SABBATH UNION.
Decennia1 Anniversary of the Society
to Be Celebrated,

The decennial anniversary of the Amer
lean Sabbath Union will be celebrated at
the Calvary Baptist Church, corner of Sth
and Fl streets, in this city (Rev. S. H.
Greene, pastor) tomorrow, Sunday, evening
at 30 o'clock.
Representative Nelson Dingley will pre-
side ana DR.. S. H. Greene DR.. Mackay-
Smith and Bishop John +. Hurst of this
city will take part in the services
Rev. DR.. II. c. McCook of Philadelphia
will make the principal address of the
evening. DR.. McCook is a member of the
famous family of lighting McCooks, and is
well known in Washington city as public
speaker. He has just returned from San
uago where he has had an extended eX-
perience.
The American Sabbath Union was or
ganized December u, 1888, at Washington
ID. G.; incorporated under the laws of the
state of New York, December, 1890 1t is
CHRISTIAN, lnterdenomlnatiOnal, national. 1t
was organized by committees appointed in
1888 by the general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America, and the general
synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in
America; since which time it has had the
most hearty and cordial Endorsement of
these several bodies, together with the
other evangelical denominations.
This association has no alliances with any
other kindred organizations but devotes
itself exclusively to the one end, namely
the preservation of the American Chris
tian Sabbath. 1t does not stand for
Pharisaical nor Puritan Sabbath but for
the sacred character of the day opposed
to the secular and holiday Sabbath.
1t stands for the civil rest day guaran
teed by the civil law to give all classes, cs-
pecially the laboring men and women of
this land, a day of rest from the burdens
of toll, with an opportunity for religious
observance if they so elect
Evening star., 1898-12-17
I5c. Round Trip to Arlington sunday.
Electric trains every ~ min. 13l. q Pa. ave.
Advert iSement.
Luther Young Peoples Uniou.

The quarterly meeting Of the executive
committee, Luther Young Peoples Union,
was held last Tuesday evening at the home
of the president, Rev. =. II. Butler. \ mass
meeting of the union was held the 9th in
slant at Concordia Church. The committee
decided to hold another mass meeting Feb
ruary at the Church OF the Reformation.
Capitol Hill. when the topic will be World
Religions and Christian Missions" The
subcommittee having the program in charge
consists of Miss II. l.. Johnson: the secre-
tary. Mr.. \. ID. Spangler, and the president
The Luther Place Memorial Sunday school
Will have It's Christmas tree celebration
Monday evening. the 10Th instant.
The Keller Memorial Lutheran School will
have its customary religious Christmas eel
ebrauon Christmas evening. and the eXer-
cises around the tree. with distribution of
Christmas souvenirs, Tuesday evening, the
9th.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
ANSWERS BILL OF COMPLAINT.
ID. and D. Company's Response TO Suit
for Foreclosure.

The answer Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to tho bill of complaint
OF the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pahy OF Baltimore. trustees for foreclosure
oil the consolidated mortgage, was filed in
the United States district court at Balti-
more this week. 1t admits the inability of
the company to pay existing obligations
ana consents to the sale of the property.
Default in payment of interest on the con-
sohdated mortgage of $40, 500 900 which oc-
Cured August l, 1898, is admitted in the
answer. The interest amounted to s4709o0
and none of it has been paid. The answer
also says 1t is true that the interest on the
t2,ooo.ooo sterling mortgage OF 1872 due
March l last, and on the e. 600 O0g sterling
mortgage Of 1874 due May l last. still re-
mains unpaid The interest on the two
mortgages aggregates $3.50 500
The company, as defendant states that
1t Is true that its financial affairs are and
nave been for some time in an embarra ssed
condition, and that the complainant the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company, as
trustee under the mortgage, cannot execute
or perform the trusts contained in II or
protect the rights of the holders OF bonds
secured by 1t without a judicial sale of the
mortgaged property.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
The Choral Society.

Handels great oTatorio of the Messiah" :"
which the Choral Society is to render at
the Congregational Church, 10th and G.
streets northwest, Wednesday evening De-
cember rs. for the ninth consecutive year.
1t being the eleventh performance of this
work here by this society, has always been
a favorite in Washington, and, judging by
the way in which seats have been taken
by the sustaining members during the past
week, it is safe to say that soon after the
sale opens to the general public next Mon
day the remaining seats will all be taken,
and that, was the case last year, there
will be standing room only, with many
turned away on the night of the concert.
This year, in response to many requests
received at various times, two or three
| numbers will be rendered that have not
been given here for several years.
The solo quartet as announced Is as fol-
lows Soprano, Miss Shannah Cummings;
contralto, Mrs. Anna Taylor Jones; tenor,
Mr.. Nicholas Sebastian; bass, Mr. Errics-
son Bushnell.
Mr.. Bushnell is an old and tried friend,
and his annual appearance here in this
oratorio is now almost the regular and eX-
pected thing. Mrs Jones is hardly a
stranger, either, for she charmed every one
last winter by her appearance under such
difficulties at the noteworthy American
composers concert. given by the society
last spring. All who heard her sweet voice
and noted her charming manner on that
occasion have been more than anxious to
hear her at her best.
The other two members Of the quartet
are new to Washington, and though said
to be artists of great merit, are now max
ing their reputation rather than travelling
! upon it. The fact that Miss Cummings
and Mr.. Bushnell are two of the celebrat-
ed solo quartet of DIR. Paxton's West Pres
byterian Church, New York city, is a sufIi-
cient guarantee of Miss Cummings excel
| lence, and of Mr.. Sebastian it may be said
I yrith nj hot hD iS 4laa
ist of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in
| the same city, which position he has oc-
| cupied since 1896. Mr.. Sebastian has been
heard in oratorio in New York. Brooklyn,
| Montreal, st. Paul, Cleveland and else
where, and comes specially commended by
Mr. Bushnell, as does also Miss Cummings,
who is very highly spraised by the critics
another very successful presentation of
| this great masterpiece of musical compost
ton may be confidently expected.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
VALLEY OF THE NILE
iheme Of Lecture Before NatfosaI
Geographic socf,t,

The attendance at last evenings meeting
OF the National Geographic society at
the Columbian University WIS very large
and the directors Of the society announced
through Vice President Niece. hat T. Nas
probable arrangements woula soon De-, uaIo
for a larger hall I'm order go NOR, com
fortabiy accommodate the guests when
Colonel Frank NJ. Hilder o. ia, burra,: ~
American ethnoioEy began at ~.3n o'c ock
his lecture on "Fashoda and tho NaG.y OF
the Nile he faced an au Hence whicl not
only occupied the entire seating cspacIty
OF the nan, bur many were standing
Inc lecture was profuscly Nlust rated with
lantern slides. and the speaker vas fire.
quently applauded.
The Nile, which was called by tho lgvp-
uans Hapi Mu." was Colonel Hilder ex-
planned, the river of northeast Africa and
was formed by the union Of the Bahr-sl-
Abiad and the Bahr-el-Azrek. The first of
these, the true Nile, flowed out of the Lake
Victoria NYanza The second. tho Blue
Nile, has its source in AhysSiuil Tho
White Nile from its outfall from the Vic
toria NyanZa at the sixth cataract hpws
northwest and west FOR about Eio miles tin
II enters Lake Albert Nyanza, within
thirty miles of it's northern extremity,
whence the river again energies.
'On issuing from the Victoria \Nanza.
the Nile rushes due north like a mountain
torrent, running OF a. last into long plats
ard expanding 50 as u form what ls called
Lake lbrdnlm faSna- IN tnlS part or 1tS
course the river is navigable and continues
to be SO until ii reaches the Kari ma Falls
From these falls To the MurchiSou Falls
near the Albert Nyanza. the river forms A
series Of rapids FIR, IN Assouan to the sea
the average fall is two inches 20 a mile.
and its mean velocity about three miles
hour. Ii waters and fertiliZes the whole
length of the land Of Egypt.
The delta OF the Nile has base on the
Mediterranean OF about 15o miles In II
the Nile spreads out into numerous streams.
the two principal being the Rosetta and
Damietta. The total length OF the Nile
from its exit from the lake to the sea IS
about 3.4oo miles. \ feature peculiar to
the river of Egypt is that from its juno
tion with the Athara TO it's mouth. a dis
tance of more than l.!Sp miles II receives
no affiuent whatever. and yet Il is able to
contend with the burning sun ana scarcely
less burning sands Of Nuhia. With the an
cient Egyptians the river was held sacred
Its annual overflow is one of the great
est marYels I'm the physical geography OF
the globe, for IS has risen 20 within few
hours of the same time and u within the
same height year after year for ages
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Mass Meeting of Colored Citizens.

There will be a mass meeting of colored
citizens of this city, under the auspices of
the National Racial Protective Association,
at Wesley Zion Church. Monday evening
next, Rev. w. ]. Howard, pastor Among
the speakers will be Representative George
II. White of North Carolina, Rev. W. II.
Brooks, Rev. W. Howard and T. Thomas
Fortune of New York. Mr.. Fortune will
review the utterances of President McKin-
ley on his southern trip as to the "unifica-
ton of the north and SOUTH
Among others who have been invited to
speak are Mr.. j. w. Lyons, register of the
treasury, and Rev. J. A. Taylor.
Evening star., 1898-12-17

TIL" Christmas table should be laden
with a feast second to no other holiday in
the calendar, Thanksgiving included.
Christmas is a time 10 make merry and
have that good cheer which can only come
with good dinner. There Is no better
place in Washington 10 secure all that
has part in the make up Of a real Christ
mas dinner than at c. c. Bryans, No 1413
New York avenue. Here is indeed a first
class grocery establishment where the very
best OF domestic and imported edibles may
be found In variety and plenty. The finer
classes OF goods iE staple and fancy lines
are especially Purvcyed 10y Bryan at this
season or the year \ shopping trip TO his
store viii disclose no end Of good things
Tor the pantry and table.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
For the Blind.

A very delightful musical and literary en-
tertainment was given i'm the reading room
for the blind, on December 10, by Mrs Ger
trude Bangs-Burnes. MRS. Burnes read
several sketches and b dialect poem from
the pen of Mrs. Mary A Denison. Mrs
Burnes was assisted by her niece, Miss
Florence Carson ofDenver, Col. who rem.
dered two songs and piano solo in an ar
tistic manner. Miss Louise Carson, violin
list, played a selection from Sylvia" Miss
Leontina Won Entrees gave Rubinstein's
Romanza in a finished style, and Miss Lena
Zimmerman favored her hearers with two
violin selections. Mrs. Burnes has been re.
quested to repeat the program at an early
date
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Dolly Madison Chapter.

The monthly meeting of the Dolly Mad
ison Chapter, D. A. r., was held Tuesday
evening at the residence of Mrs. Job Bar
nard, on Rhode Island avenue. At the
conclusion of the regular business the men,
bers We're entertained by Mr.. John Goode
with an address on Virginia and its history
Mr. Job Barnard also delivered an address
on Lafayette, and Miss Lyman, the histor-
ian of the chapter, read a sketch of the
events of the revolutionary period covered
by the summer months of 11I6. After a so
cial hour refreshments were served by the
no ;tesS
Evening star., 1898-12-17
F. S. williams DispIay.

Thousands of people change cars at the
corner of 9th and F streets every day, and
great numbers of them are now taking ad-
vantage of the convenient location of the
drug store of F. S. Williams to investigate
the special offers he is making on articles
specially appropriate for Christmas pres
ents. Mr.. Williams has laid in an enor-
nous stock of the choicest imported per-
fumes in handsome cut-glass bottles These
articles are proving to be extensively pom
ular, if the large number of sales that are
being made is an indication. The perfumes
of Roger & Gallet are put up in single
bottles, in sets and in fancy cases. Luber's
perfumes are there in all odoTs, and there
is large assortment of the goods of the
Brown Perfume Company, as well as OF
the rare products put on the market by
Altemious.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Anglo A american Alliance.

The question as to whether or not az
Anglo-American alliance should be in rea
existence will be decided this evening al
the second public debate OF the Columbian
University Law School Debating Society
which will be held in the university audi
torium. The, formal subject for debate /:
THAT an Anglo-American Alliance Would
Be Advantageous to the United States
The participants in the debate will be
Affirmative, w. NJ. Keener, Maryland; ii
H. Lee, District of Columbia, and W. G
Fulton, Virginia; negative, G. w. Bingham
Alabama; Adam McMullen, Nebraska, an6
A. j. Dodge, District of Columbia The
judges will be Thomas E. Clark, Alabama
George Turner, Washington, and Samue
H. Walker, District of Columbia,
Evening star., 1898-12-17

Remember, It's "DiamOnd" You Want
Insist on having il whenever you order.
Or IL you prefer dark beer, see that you are
served with "Munchener." Both brewed bv
Nat. Cap. Brewing Co. At ali best hars IT
Evening star., 1898-12-17
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Newport News for Fortress Mon
roe and Norfolk at ESQ pm.
Steamer Harry Randall for Colonial
Beach and river landings at am.
Trains leave 12la street and Pennsylvania
avenue for Arlington hourly from S am to
= pm.
Trains leave 13i2 street and Pennsylvania
avenue for Mount Vernon hourly from 10
II. to pm.
Cars leave AqueduCt bridge for Arlington
and Fort Myer every half hour from $40
am. to $40 pm.
Cars leave Aqueduct bridge every hour
for Falls Church
Evening star., 1898-12-17
DREDGING THE CHANNEL,
Work of the Contractors DELAYED
During November.

The monthly report of Colonel Allen, the
engineer officer in charge of the improve
ment of the Potomac river, shows that the
work of dredging the Virginia channel op-
posite this city continues slowly, owing to
the defective condition of the dredge used
by the contractor, Mr.. A. NJ. Clegg Dur
ing the past month 1854 cubic yards of
material were dredged and deposited on
section 1 of the reclaimed area A length
OF 300 feet of the channel was dredged to
the full width of 400 feet and further
length of 300 feet was dredged to half
width, or 200 feet. The depth made was
from 20 to u feet at low tide.
There was considerable delay in repairs
to the dredge. high northwest gale
November 2G-27 caused further delay in
the dredging operations and caused the
unusually low tide of four feet below zero.
zero being the datum plane of mean low
tide.
Evening star., 1898-12-17

J. jay Gould. Tree Ornaments. Toys.
de15-7tA
Evening star., 1898-12-17
LOCAL MENTION.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.
,ademy-"Temncst Tossed. "

Academy-"Tempest Tossed
Columbia Theater-.'A Stranger in a
Strange Land"
kernan's Lyceum Theater-Ed F. Rush s
bon Ton Burlesquers"
Lafayette Square-"The Sign of the
Cross
National Theater-The Jefferson Comedy
Company in The Rivals"
Ohio avenue and 18th street-Battle of
Gettysburg.
12n9 Pennsylvania avenue-Exhibition of
painting OF ''TriIby.'
Metzerott Hall Wargraph exhibition.
1@11 Pennsylvania avenue-Exhb bition of
MutuscOpe.
For amuSements see page 81
Evening star., 1898-12-17
LAFAYETTE FUND.
Total of S75S.32 Constituted by Chill
dren of Wnxhington.

A statement of the money recently con-
tributed by the public schools of, the Dis
trict of Columbia to the Lafayette memor-
ial fund has been prepared, showing a total
of s75s.32, divided rs follows: First divi-
sion, 1910; second division, $50 10; third
division, $3.50; fourth division, $50; fifth
division, s5o.67; sixth division, $3.50; sew
enth division, $50; eighth division, s2G.2 ::
Central High School, $3.50; Business High
School, s23.36; Eastern High School, $21
Western High School, s17.37; ninth division,
SIS; tenth division, $322l; eleventh divi-
sion, $3363; High School, $3.50; Normal
School, S4.37; Howard University s2.3:S
Two-story brick dwelling, No. 2O5 K
street northeast, will be sold by trustees at
auction on Monday afternoon at O'Clock
See adyt.
Evening star., 1898-12-17

The PennsyIVanla Railroad COMPANY an
nounces that on December 23, "a, %, 81 and
January 1, it will sell excursion tickets from
Washington to Baltimore, Pittsburg and in
termediate stations Gncludng stations on
the Southwest Pennsylvania branch and
Bedford division), good to return until Jan
uary I, 1899, inclusive, at rate of fare and
a third for the round trip, no rate, howev-
er, between any two points to be less than
tWenty-fVe centSAAdYt.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Christmas Holiday Excursion Ra,..,

1>Js-.H. fOr Schools and Colleges and
for The General PubIie-Southern Rail-
way.
The SoU;Ecru Railway announces the sale
OF round 'rip tickets 10 all points south Of
the Potomac. Ohio and east of the Nissjg-
sippi river. 10 students q: schools and col
leges ON December L. 20 -. lS.is inclusive
with final Ifui, January g. 1899. at rate of
one and oHC-t&lri 6:s;-Class fares for the
round trip and t0r the general public De
cCmber -, -. - - aCd 20: also December
- and 81. 1895. and January / and - 1899
final limit January 4, i>J9 1T same rate
Advert iSr t:ls-.t.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Suit to RecoNer Damages.

Suit at law to recover damages in the
sum of 5000 has been instituted against
the Southern Railway Company by VIII
liam w. Barnes. The grievance of the lat
ter, he explains, was based on his being
compelled to alight from a train of the de-
fendant company July >. 1896 at a mlrshy
point between Airing ton and Nauck sta
uOns, Va, because the conductor refused to
honor a family ticket which had been pur-
chased by the plaintiffs sister.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Dies While on His Wedding Tour,

Allan j. Houghton died yesterday at
Asheville, N c., after an illness of some
two weeks of typhoid pneumonia. Funeral
services will be held at his late residence,
26ls X street northwest, tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. The circumstances sur
rounding his death are peculiarly sad as at
the time he was on his wedding tour He
was married to Lucy Searle Bruce the 29th
OF November in this city, and with his
bride went to Asheville, where, the 1st in
Stant, he was taken i'll. He was @ men,
Der of the firm of Houghton & Delano,
and while admitted to the bar, had never
practiced.
Evening star., 1898-12-17
Most attractive Route to California

via st. Louis and the new Pacific Coast
Limited. The St Louis Special of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway. leaving Washing
ton 2:20 pm. on Mondays and FRIDAYS con-
meets at St Louis. in same depot with the
new Pacific Coast Limited. one of the hand
soonest trains in America running through
without change to San Francisco. All
meals served in dining cars Washington
to San Francisco. Locations secured
through. For full information call or ad-
dress c. and o. ticket Offices, 5l3 or l42I
Pa. ave, Washington. u. C-Advt