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The times., 1898-02-11
FREE WATER FOR THEM.
The commissioners Recommends
ttons Affecting Institutions.

lie CommiSSiOnerS' Recommends.
ttons Affecting Institutions
The waste of water by the charitable
institutions Of the District, which re-
ce!ve their water supply free. is sim re
ceiving the consideration of the District
Commissioners. They have prepared an
amendment 10 the District appropriation
bill. which they believe VIII cover the
matter Of water as far as these institu-
tons are concerned at least 1t was
sent TO the Senate District Committee
yesterday with the report OF the super
intendent of the water department on
the subject published some time ago in
The Times
Tie amendment reads: ''rhe Commits
siOners Of the District Of Columbia are
hereby authorized 10 furnish Potomac
water without charge TO orphan asy-
lums and charity schools, and such in
stitutinns as receive annual appropfia-
tions from Congress tf an amount to be
fixed. in each case. by said Commission
ers, no. to exceed the rate of 100 gallons
per average capita Of inmates per diem;
and for all water used beyond such an
amount the institution shall be charged
at the prevailing rate for the use of
water in the District. They are further
authorized To furnish Potomac water
without charge to churches TO an
amount to be fixed in each case by them:
any amount used in excess to be charged
as herein before provided"
The times., 1898-02-11
Baptist Social Union.

The Baptist Social Union of Wash
ington will hold its next meeting on
Friday evening, February 18th. at s
O'Clock in the auditorium of the Calvary
Baptist Church. corner Eighth and II
streets. Coming near Washina+on,s
birthday it has been determined bv the
board OF directors TO make il a meeting.
of public interest.
Dr. T.. Benjamin Andrews. president
OF Brown University, has accepted the
llNltauon 10 address this meeting and
his subject viii be "IlnDressions ON
some of Europe's Greater Questions -
President Andrews is one of the noet
vigorous thinkers and speakers in this
country, and has given much Thought
ana consideration to public questions
He has not spoken in Washington re-
Gently and this viii give an opportunity
Tor many to hear him. Admission Ia
this meeting will be by card only
Members OF the union and those vf6
join prior 10 this meeting viii each he
entlued TO five admission cards. The
membership is made up of members of
ana those who attend. Baptist churches.
The cost of uniting at this time is
sl.50, which viii secure the cards of ad-
mission to this lecture and one ticket
To the banquet TO be held by the union
April s. at the Ebbitt House. An
other cards Of admission viii be issued
by the board of directors of the union
and applications can be made to Mr..
Charles w. Needham. president of The
union; Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand. secretary
or any other member of the board. The
tickets of admission viii be issued Ia
members on and after Friday. the 1lth
instant, and TO guests after Monday
the 14th instant. A special musical pro
gram has been prepared. under the
charge Of Mr. Percy 5. Foster.
The times., 1898-02-11
Beacon Lodges New Officers.

The elective and appointive officers of
Beacon Lodge, No. Is, |. o. o. F.. for
the present term have been duly in
stalled and are actively engaged in the
discharge of their duties. They are: n.
G., john A. Shearer: V. e.. Edwin b.
Hay; recording secretary,C. r. Mcbride:
financial secretary, j. w. Colley treas
urer, Herman Burkhart: warden. Au-
gust Paland; conductor, A. A. Hancock; ;
O. G., Robert Montfort; /. c., J. L.
Havens; II. S. n. c., John j. Shane;
l.. s. n. G., f. A. Stier; r.. S. Y. c..
r. A. Dlnsmore; l.. s. V. G.. Jacobus
S. Jones; r.. S. s.. Isaac Behrend: chap
lain, r. C. Stevens. This lodge meets
regularly every Monday evening in Odd
Fellows Hall. Seventh street northwest,
and. when not eng aged in the cOnsidera-
ton OF important business or comforting
degrees the time is pleasantly and profit
ably occupied under the auspices of the
committee on entertainment for the good
of the order. composed of r. A. Dins-
more, William II. Lewis and Isaac Beh-
rend. At a recent meeting F. A. Stier,
G. r.. read a carefully-prepared and
thoughtful paper upon ''The Beauty of
Poetry" which was highly enjoyed by
all present. AT the next meeting. on
Monday evening, Brother Edwin 3. Hay,
v. c., will deliver an address upon The
New South All Odd Fellows are cor
daily invited to be present.
The times., 1898-02-11
MANY DISTRICT MATTERS.
A Number of Measures Introduced
In the Senate

A Number of Measures Introduced
In the Senate.
A memorial was sent TO the Senate
yesterday by Mr.. Mcmillan from the
Northeast Citizens Suburban Associa-
ton relating TO the Improvement of
streets. The territory for which legis-
lation is asked by this association ex-
tends from Eighteenth and w streets
on the west and south and to
Twenty ninth and Frankfort streets
on the east and north and
embraces the several subdivisions
of Avalon Heights, East Laugdon,
Langdon Park, and Winthrop Heights
Amendments to the District appropri-
alton bill We're submitted by Mr. McMil-
Ian, making the appropriation for the
Free Public Library $4,000; another au-
thorizlng the resumption of work on
the Aqueduct Tunnel and the Howard
University Reservoir, and one for
grading and graveling Twenty second
ana TWenty-fourth streets, Langdon,
$4,000
Mr.. Perkins submitted two amend
ments TO the District appropriation bill,
one appropriating $10,0G0 for the inn
provement of Connecticut avenue west
OF Rock creek, and the other for con-
tinuing the Improvement of the road
extending from Broad Branch road TO
Chevy Chase Circle, for which So. 900 is
appropriated
Mr. Mcmillan introduced bills to
abolish estates of courtesy and dover
in the District; to provide for the Gus
tody of the persons of children under
fourteen years of age. and to regulate
the descent and distribution OF the
estates of inteStateS
Mr.. Mcmillan made an additional re-
port on the bill to amend the charter
of the Capital Railway Company. which
he had before reported favorably The
additional report was accompanied by
a letter from the sunerintendent of
the Government Hospital for the In
sane, urging the necessity of allowing
the proposed extensions To be made be-
yond the Eastern Branch
The times., 1898-02-11
FIREs, Nor CATS.
commissioner Wight Issues an
Order to Chief Paris.

Commissioners Wight Issues an
Order to Chief Paris.
Commissioner Wight does not like
cats.
he believes that they are useless
aggregation Of claws and dscord and
that asenies Of hydrophobia loiter in
their fangs. He believes that their habits
are irretieyably bad. and that all the
curfews that ever rang from towers
would not persuade single cat to stav
at home at night. He believes that they.
are irredeehiably dishonest and that they
pliter The Sustenance Of entire families
ana take pride in their ability to el,lde
arrest.
He would tax cats equally with dogs
but. believing III the WHY law-Gefvinp
prociiVities of the Washington cat he
feels that they would dodge the tax.
commissioner Wight believes that the
Sott-puriing pussy who lounges on silk
cushions in the parlors Of this CITY is
no Improvement over its fierce ancestor
who ranged the jungle, and not one whit
more moral than its half-brother who
lives sequestered in the hatwoods of the
far South
The valiant rescue of Pussy Norris. the
adopted Maltese cat of Mr. James L.
motifs. by the fire department Wednes-
day, as told in The Times yesterday
morning, moved Commissioner Wight
Visibly. Instead Of shaking hands with
himself and increasing the pay OF the
fire laddies for having saved nine
lives al one swoop, there was shade
Of disappointment in the tones of his
voice as he said yesterday: And the cat
came back
Commissioner Wight sent for Chief
Paris this morning and asked him why
he had turned out truck "A to rescue
a cat. There was almost the sugges-
tion of sneer in the Commissioners
voice as he SAID rescue cat"
Chief Paris, lifting his tin roof and
salutine the Commissioner, said: Il did
Save the cat. The cat cried aloud for
help. and | answered its appeal Had
The times., 1898-02-11
THE JURY DISAGREES.
They Deliberate for Two Hours on
SchaflIirt's Guilt or Innocence.

The jury trial of Jesse b. Schafhirt
who was charged in the police court
with practicing dentistry in the District
without a certificate from the Dental
Examining Board, failed to agree after
celebrating over two hours yesterday.
and Judge Scott ordered a mistrial To
be entered upon the record.
The specific charge against the de-
fendant was the filling of tooth in
the mouth of Mr.. Baine Farr. For the
defense it was claimed that the accused
was a pupil, studying dentistry, and as
such is entitled to practice, and also
that one instance would not properly he
termed ''practicins'' in the general
meaning of the word.
The times., 1898-02-11
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember shat GROVER GRA-
HAMS remedy is CLARA EED
FIRST DOSE. 1t is folly to suffer
when n soc. bottle. procured from
your druggist, will correct ill.,
stantly all unpleasant symptoms.
An infauibIe Specific for Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, Gastritis ana al dis
eases arising from an impaired Di-
gestiye system. Write 90 Grover
Graham Co, Newburgh, y. Y, for
pamphlet. :,
The times., 1898-02-11
POISON IN THEIR FOOD.
The Narrow Escape of Guests at a
Cong ressionaI Boa rding-house.


Cong ressionaI Boa rdine-house
Representatives Bodine and Lloyd of
Missouri and their families. as well as
their secretaries and other guests at the
boardins-hopse, No. 2l5 East Capitol
street, are suffering from some mys-
teTiouS poison taken In their food on
Wednesday night While none Of the
parties is in a serious condition. all were
made painfully i'll as the result OF some
thing eaten al dinner that night. There
are twenty-siX boarders al the house,
and not one escaped sickness.
The first indication that there was
anything unwholesome in the food was
when one of the guests became sudden
~ in at the table. and had to be con-
Quoted 10 her room. Soon others follow
ed until the entire hUus -hold. includ-
ing the servants, were very SICK. Drs.
Walsh Staveley. Douglas. and Champ
lin were hastily summoned by those who
Were least affected, ana The case COM
pletely puzzled the physicians.
Among those who were for a time
seriously III beside the families of the
two Representatives were A. NJ. Shell
ton. private secretary 70 Nr. Podine: T.
:. OTe;ran private secretary to Mr..
Lloyd; Air. II. WooGSide. private secrs-
tary to Nr NGndiVci. uf Missouri;
Charles Coleman. a clerk in the health
office. Mrs. Holman. Captain Will
Jams, doorkeepeI at the House of Repre-
tatiV6s: Mrs. Davidson who is en-
ployed at the Congressional Library:
Miss Linton. Miss Nenable, ana Mr. and
Mrs. Purcell
Yesterday some of the patients were
reported 10 be in serious condition.
but last night all had sufficiently reeov-
cred to be entirely out of danger MessIs.
Bodine and Lloyd were able to be out
yesterday and attend the session Of Con-
gTess.
DR. Walsh is making a thorough in
VeStiga tion Of the case. and has taken a
portion of each article of food upon the
menu for analysis.
The times., 1898-02-11
STREETS IN THE NORTHEAST.
No Plan Possible Until Grade
Crossing Question Is Settled

The Northeast Suburban Citizens
Association recently wrote to the Com
missioners asking that a thoroushfare
be laid out parallel to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad from Mount Olivet
road through Winthrop Heights. The
Commissioners. in answering the let
ter yesterday, stated that they are now
prevented from forming the final plan
for street extension in this section by
the delay of the railroad TO come to
any agreement relative to removing its
grade crossings in the District.
The Commissioners say that as soon
as some agreement is reached it will be
possible to formulate a street plan for
the section, which will then be submit
ted to the association.
The times., 1898-02-11

you, Mr. Commissioner, seen that cat, a.
wringing of its hands in the agony of
despair; had you seen that cat terror
striken with its peril; had you seen the
light of utter hopelessness burning in
the streaming eyes Of that same poor
cat, you too, sir, would have stretched
out a helping hand"
A little liquid pearl strung itself on
the eye-lash of the Commissioner, and
his shirt-front rose and fell like the
gentle undulations Of a summer sea.
Turning half way and drawing his
handkerchief stealthily across his face
he said between his Sobs:
Hereafter the fire department shall
devote its energies and its machines eN-
clusively to the prevention and eXtin-
guishment of fires.
The times., 1898-02-11
Mr.. Lamkin's Offense

The report that Rev. Mr.. Lamkin
was expelled from the Baptist Minis
ters Conference because of conduct un-
becoming a minister, was a mistake.
Mr.. Lamkin. in his paper. the Banner.
printed recently an article which did
not meet the approval of a majority of
the members of the conference and he
was suspended until. as the notice
served on him declares. he makes a re-
traction.
The times., 1898-02-11
THE BIrTERwOOD FOREST.
MIR. Goode 10 Lecture on 1t Before
the National Geographic Society

The society announces a particularly
interesting program for the meeting in
Columbian University this evening. Mr.
n. L. Goode, OF the United States Geo
logical Survey. viii describe the Bit
terroot Forest Reserve" set apart by
President Cleveland just before the
close Of the last Administration. While
Senators Mantle and Shoup have been
invited to discuss the effect of the for
est reserve policy in Montana and Ida
no. The region is one Of the most pic
turesque in the United States. and the
scenic features Will be brought out by
means Of stereopticon views.
The times., 1898-02-11
HE HAS CHICKEN-POX.
James Russell's Illness Not of a
SeriouS Nature

The health office reports that young
man, James Russell, was sent to the
suspect camp" Of the smallpox hos
pital yesterday afternoon, but that he
was found to be suffering only from a
mild case of chicken-poX. DIR. Wood
ward said to a Times reporter late yes
terday afternoon that all doubt was re-
moved as to the nature of the disease
on careful investigation.
The man was at the District Building.
yesterday, saying that he had been turn
ed out of the house where he was room
ing, and wished to be sent TO some hos
pital There was a fear at first that the
case was smallpox, and he was sent to
the new hospital building on the sus-
picion.
The times., 1898-02-11
THE CANAL NUISANCE.
The Commissioners in Favor of the
Bill for Its Removal.

The strong petition for the abolition
of the James Creek Canal recently sent
to the Senate by the South Washington
Citizens Association, was referred to
the District Commissioners few days
ago for report. They sent to Senator
Mcmillan yesterday letter on the
subject stating that all the assertions
in the petition are true, and perhaps
even less than the truth. They state
that the presence of the canal in the
section is prejudicial TO health and to
the value of property
The Commissioners call attention to
their sewage bill and assert their plan
of sewage disposal is the only feasible
and permanent remedy Of the James
Creek Canal nuisance
The times., 1898-02-11

f. j have given Chamberlain's Coupb
Remedy a fair test and consider il one
OF the very best remedies for cro,,n
that have ever found One dose has
always been sufficient. although I use
it freely. Any cold my children con-
tract yields very readily TO this medi-
cine. j can conscientiously recon-
mend it for Group and colds in chill
dren.-George E. Wolff, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, FeSnsndina, Fla Sold
by Henry Evans, Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggist. esS # street and Connec-
ticut avenue and 5 street northwest
and 142S Maryland avenue rortheast
The times., 1898-02-11
THE AQUEDUCT TUNNEL.
The Commissioners Favor the Com
Dletion of This Project

sidering the question of the completion
of the Washington aqueduct tunnel and
the Howard University reservoir Sena-
tor Mcmillan few days ago referred to
the District Commissioners Senate bill
91S TO authorize the completion of the
Washington aqueduct tunnel"
The Commissioners wrote to Mr.. Nc
MILAN, stating that they consider these
projects necessary, and that the work
should be authorized. Inasmuch as it
is proposed that the work be carried out
under the direction of the Secretary of
War; they suggest that he would be
the best judge as to the exact form of
the measure comforting on him authority
to complete the work.
The times., 1898-02-11
Nominated By the President

Nominations We're yesterday sent to
the Senate by the President as follows:
George M. Christian. of Iowa. to be
marshal of the United States for tire
Southern district of Iowa.
John T. Rich, of Michigan. 10 be col
lector of customs for the district of De-
;troit, Mich.
The times., 1898-02-11
City Brevities.

The sixth annual ball Of the LenoX
Pleasure Club viii be given at @. a. X.
Hall on the evening OF February l5
The annual entertainments of this club
are always most enjoyable affairs aad
are anxiously looked forward to by the
members and their friends.
The times., 1898-02-11
Report ON the City water.

The report for January on the condi-
filed by Capt. Gaillard, engineer officer
in charge of the Washington Aque-
duct. He says: AT Great Falls the
water was very turbid twenty lone
days, clear ten days. At tire Dale
The times., 1898-02-11
They Suggest Amendments.

The Commissioners yesterday sent to
Congress in answer TO request from
Mr.. Babcock several amendments to the
bill authorizing the Washington and
Glen Echo Railroad to enter the District
of Columbia, making such provisions as
10 the line in The way of suitable cars,
In force in other lines in the District.
The times., 1898-02-11

carlia receiving reservoir. very turbid
eighteen days. turbid one day and clear
ten days. AT the distributing reser-
Yoir very turbid thirteen days. turbid
four days, slightly turbid one day and
clear thirteen days"
The times., 1898-02-11
Cadets NotEptitled to Pension

Cadets at West Point are not entitled
to pensions is the gist of decision
handed in by Assistant Secretary of
the Interior Webster Davis yesterday.
The times., 1898-02-11
Nicargna,s nevolutinn Not Ended.

The State Department has received
information to the effect thmt Com
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-29
A BUTTER FLY FETE."
Soon to Be Presented in This City
 By Local Talent.

During the latter part of January Butterfly Fete" will be present. ed at the opera house by local talent t under the auspices of the Young Ladies Guild of the Trinity Episco- pal Church, ard under the direction of Mrs. Hattie Mccall Travis, of Michigan.
 For that purpose Mrs. Travis has arrived and is stopping at the TruIock. The cast will be organized tomorrow. Mrs. Travis. who will have charge of the affair, is an ex- pert in her line. She has given the grand spectacular production under local management and with local cast in ali Of tbe leading cities throughout the country. A Graphic reporter enjoyed an interview with Mrs. Travis at the TrulocK this morning. To him she showed arti- eleS from leading newspapers pub- lished where her entertainments had been given, and all, without exception, commend her work and the sButterfy Fete" most highly. By some of the publications it is spoken of as being superior to any professional spectacular productions previously seen in their communi- ties. Mrs. Travis has also had ex-- perience along other lines. She successfully organized and managed the flower parade at Omaha during the exposition and the flower festi- val at the seml-centennial celebra- tiou at Milwaukee. After the con clusion of her engagement here she will go to Little Rock tol conduct
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-29
MISS SETTA BLOOM MAR REED IN MEMPHIS
 LAST NIGHT.
WILL ARRIVE HERE TODAY.
The Happy Groom is MT. M. H. Greer a Well-to-do Business Man
 of Searcy.

Miss Setta Bloom left last Sunday for Memphis to spend the holidays wish relatives and friends.
 On last night Wednesday, she was married in Memphis to Mir. M. H. Greer, of searcy, at the Gayoso hotel.
 The marriage vas a surprise to her relatives in this city, and the event has not yet become known in local society circles. As stated above, she left for Memphis ostensi- ply to yisis relatives. It is now be- lieved that she met Mr. Greer there by appointment. Why she did not advise her relatives ot her intentions is not known, as there was no obiec tion to her marriage.
 The groom is a Canadian by birth. but is now prominent young busi- ness man of Searey, Ark, where he mas lived for the past five years. He IS the agent of the w. U. Telegraph Go. and also conducts a real estate and abstract office at that place. He met his bride while she was on a visit to Searcy last summer and their acquaintance soon ripened into love.
 The bride is a sister to Messrs. M. B. and A. N. Bloom and Mrs. s. F Hiltzheim, of this city. She has for several years been popular in local society circles, and she can number her friends by the score whose best wishes wall accompany her through life.
 The newly-wedded pair will ar rive in this city at 3 o'clock on the Cotton Belt train. After spending few days here they will leave for their future home at Searcy.
 The Graphic extends its congrat- ulations and best wishes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-29
A GOOD sUGGEsTIoN

This is the way some towns deal with the tramp. Tickets are print ed and distributed to every family in town. These tickets are good for one meal when the Mayors seal is placed upon them. The marshal will have the seal placed on after the applicant has performed so much work and not before. When a hobo calls at house for something to eat he is given a ticket and if he is an honest man he will get his meal by going to the city marshal and earn ing it; otherwise heis not deserving of much pity.-Sharp County Rec ord.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-29

On December 31st, Manager Sen yard will present MT. Edwin Ros- tell h superb productions of Hamlet and Richelieu. Edwin Rostell does not hesitate to attempt the concep- tion of Skakespearean characters which have called for the best eff forts of our greatest actors Of ma ture years. The result is of the most fattering character for the fu- ture of this drama genuis. The best critics in the larger cities in which he has appeared have pro- nounced him marvel, and at every point he has made hundreds of friends who do not hesitate to ex- press the opinion that in this man is contained very much of the future of the American stage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-29
A soCKLEsS PRIVATE.

Hancock county has many eccen- tric people but none more than the fellow who wears no socks. MT. James Lawson is one of the be t farmers in the county and he tells us he has not worn a sock for eigh teen years except on the occasion of his marriage, when he borrowed a pair, but was sorry afterwards that he ever put them on. Some Of Jim's friends go so far as to say that on the very coldest mornings he fills his boots with water before drawing them on, but this is not so-Hawes- vile, Ky, Clarion.