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Evening star., 1898-12-05
UNDERTAKES.

w. r. Speare,
Undertaken s. Embalmer,
$50 Stree Northwest
4. egythinc strictly Hrst-class and on the iansi
nasOnas!s teEIas- Tefsphone call $40 jaT-tr
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FOR SAI.E-TIE EARTH.
= NsN 'l ITO

FOR SAIE-THE EARTH
WHAT, ALL OF IT? no.
Those two new exceptionally handsome resi-
dences POPS and 202S Columbia road practically
Connecticut svenueI the swellest houses In the
city; none finer erected; choicest neighbor-
hood; the very OF situation: overlooking
magnificent panorama of Washington; entire
fronts finely dressed light stone; cathedral finish.
with granite foundation piece of cabinet work
In stone: thickness OF stone walls front-door en-
trance four feet balance In proper proportion ar
rangements. luxuries and modern couyeniences un-
surpassed: rooms trimmed in different rich hard
woods; unusually wide and easy welllighted stair
waTS, balls. etc: double thick hardwood floors:
guests bath room; servants bath room; special
and unique features the elaborate dressing
rooms connecting with all the principal bed
rooms: ONYX marble facings for mantels: open
frepaccS In every room; exceedingly rich and
exduisitely carved doors and stairs: liberal
number OF large closets containing drawers, cup
electric and gas lights. and much more. These
to luxuriate in the beautiful. with good. solid
comfort and refinement 10 meet the most exacting
taste. and insure that quiet. peace and tran
uuiIty Of mind to make life one long. sweet, hap
uy song To practically annihate and reduce TO
@ minimum the servant question. One word IS
enough: See them, Polite porter In full dress al
ways in attendance. will show intending pur-
chasers. who desire architectural perfection and
substantial nstructi0n, through the buildings at
their convenience. The price is extremely mOde--
ate and terms to suit. Apply OWNER, on prem
ises or IS Netzerott building. de3-3t-
Evening star., 1898-12-05
DENTISTRY.
Christmas Cam Give

No happiness to a Toothache Sufferer No better
time than the present to have your teeth carefully
and efficiently looked after. We can put them in a
sound aeheess condition. And our charges are all
moderate.
Evans Dental Parlors,
de2-14tf 1909 f ST NV
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RAILROADS.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Intended steamship sailings from Vancouver
JAPAN. CHINA AND PHILIPPINE Isl ASDs
EMPRESS OF INDIA. ..Jan. 2. Mch. 81. Mag %
EMPRESS OF JAPAN. Jan. 3d. April II. june l9
EMPRESS OF CHINA. Feb. %, May S, July 10
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, FIJI. NEW ZEALAND
AND AUSTRALIA.
'AdOWERA. Dee. 10 WARRIMoo. Jan. i2
For rates apply 3S3 broadway aud % Wall st.
: oc14-fm. w-l2if
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American Line.

ATneF3Can Line.
FAST EArRESS SERVICE
NEW fOGk-SOU UrHAAFruN-LONDON
. Saling Aednts stays al 10 A NJ.
st Louis. ..-...-.l Dec. 4 ~. l,uis. ..-.... poc -
falts. -........... bee. IA Paris ~
St Faul. .,.......Dcc p 81. Paul 49,. .Jan n
Red Star Line.
NEW NOkK-ANTNERP
EYert Wednesday At ~ icon
N5ordland. ...--- Dec. Southwark -. Irc oS
Aragunia. ....... Dec. IL MeStrruIana- 49,. Ian a
FtieslAnd- ..-..-- Dee. n hrnsi ingutn. ... Jar
INTERNATIONAL NANIGATION COMPANY
Piers IA and l6 y. V. once q Bowling t;reen
WASHINGTON OFFICE 1906 4 st nv ,r
Geo w Moss. Agent, 92i PeDua. ave s.27
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FOR SAIE-ONIY 5000 FOR ONE OF THE
handsomest modern corner residences on Capitol
Hill: l. beautiful rooms: fine bath rooms; fin
ished ard decorated in very best manner; cost
double that amount; only $1,000 cash, balance
examine this property it is a great sacrifice.
Address OWNER l. R., Star office. de3-St'
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

CIGAR STORE, WITH TWO pool. TABLES
cash register, show cases. counters shelving.
stock, etc; paying handsomely; NV. FULTON
X. GORDON, Atlantic building dc5-3t
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IUE SALE -SOUTHEAST. o.. COO TT ON l. AND
N sis. just opposite the navy yard; lots in sizes
tp suit viii Join builder N improving. located in
=, 81 Also, twelve lots fronting VI St. sq.
81. and about 80 inside lots, at a ba gain. The
raT-i'n Of builders invited to above and other
=sEud l offer in this section Address 10y mail
rsiL
LAWRENCE SANDS
del IN I3uI u. I'D fOor.)
Evening star., 1898-12-05

START i FOUNDATION
+ your future prosperity. You are young re-
cefy~ a good salary, IEoDaUly bank part Of ii each
E-I- Why not invest each month in a lot. We
VIII SvIange terms 20 suit you. We Offering
h a.gaius in
FORT NNER HEIGHTS
t. cOClty sat. Don't throw this "ad''
n d. You cant afford 10. You are here offered
o. e the god chances % a lifetime. Coine see
u .-I take d trip OIL lOOs AZ the property.
FORT MIER HEIGHTS LAND CO.
o-lN = 1906 q st. NV.
Evening star., 1898-12-05

THE STUART SCHOOL,
AVE ALSO A THIRD HOUSE FoR SCHOOL
pay a, ani Boarding scho9I for Girls AMI and Young
LADIES' Vocal inusft in schafge Of OTTO TOR
NEY SIMON, Professor tpiPeabody Conservatory
Bait. MISS CLAUDIA STUART, Priu. se7-3m,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
WORKING HARD TO FIND DEFECTS.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS HAVE MORE
TO SAY ABOUT COAL AND LIT
TIE APOTTT ASPHALT.

The Commissioners OF Accounts made another
report to Mayor Van Wyck yesterday concerning
shortages of coal IN OF the city departments
The bureau attacked Is that In charge OF George
" Birdsall chief engineer Of the CrotoD Aqueduct
The report says that for the three years beginning
January 1895 a shortage OF 3.432 tons OF coal has
been found. valued at $4,000 The Commissioners
however admit that they have no true or authentic
data on which their conclusions. as the rec
ords are incomplete The report criticses the Audit
ing Bureau of the Finance Department for laxty
In auditing the accounts.
missioners of Accounts concerning laxy Of inspec-
ton OF coal by his department. He says that II
his department supervise every act done by oil
the other departments. ne would recommend that
the forces of the other departments be abolished
and the work left to the Finance Department.
4 cony of the report OF the Commits was
shown 10 Chief Engineer Birdsa when he reached
his Office and he asked II he had any COM
ments make about It. a., -
II don't know that have. he said. after readlng
It, II always used 10 allow per cent when was
ne1lring up the amount Of coal used for waste
dnet ana pieces OF slate. It's simply case
where figures beat me. In 1895 there was report
somewhat like this and when looked the rnatter
mn was able to show them that they were wrong
The Commissioners made another report 10 mo
block pavements laid in the last administration by
the Department OF Public Works were defective a
chemical analysis 1t is reported shows that the
percentage OF btumen or pure asphaltum Is ~ no
case u per cent, which is the minimum required oy
the specifications.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
,ru vopD nA11y TR1RJNE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 1898

ing bat this made difference All tne v'".
then In turn made a demand for an ambulance
Tho man at Roosevelt declared that ms soon as ope
go, In IL would be sent but although there was an
extra ambulance on hand as the driver was asleep
he would not awake him. 49,. ..
Tired OF wasting time in this manner tne Par ny a.
last went around hunting for doctor Iney
found ono after half hours search, ana me
mans wounds were dressed. a carriage was ordereu
and he was taken to his home. After walt OF TWO
hours from the time the accident occurred ,me
buiance from Roosevelt Hospital had arrived, and
the members OF the party declared that they WouIn
demand an investigation of the hospital authorlies.
Superintendent Lathrop Of Roosevelt Hospitai,
when asked yesterday about the refusal 10 senn an
ambulance said that he was sorry the amDulahce
had not been sent requested. II he had peen d.
the hospital the ambulance would have been sent
to the spot Ambuances were not sent out usud.lIy
however unless the call was from some responsive
person. When a citizen sent for an ambulance IL
was customary for the clerk In charge 10 ques III
him closely 10 the case. so as 70 preVent e,u
needless sending OF the ambulance. The night cieth
was a new Ian. who had no experience, ana ne
exercise good judgment He thought now
that this would not occur again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
Phil. Mays
Drawings
Christmas.
Arthur Tooth & Sons,
200 Fifth Ave.,
Cor 8ist St. Y.
ganist. William c. Carl. who is pupil OF Alexan-
der Guilmant the famous French organist and com

After Mr. Carl had played Beethoven's overture
10 "Egmont," DR.. Duffleld gave brief address. IN
which he first spoke of the meaning and influence
Of great music, and then explained the various
motifs of the work set for the study Of the even
known as the Symphony in Minor. Dr. Dutheld $
remarks were illustrated by Mr. Carl who played
selections from the symphony. and afterward
played the entire work. In his Introduction Or.
DufIled said that the average man or woman VINO
age turyman about the law. This condition OF in
difference however, being done away with
n some extent al the present time among CHIEF
factors of the change being works like Mr.. kreh-
HERS lectures and the efforts OF Mr.. Damrosch,
especially his afternoons for children, when he ex-
planned the works Of the great composers as ne
played them. 90, II, :, ia
The next meeting OF the Gamut Club will be held
on the evening Of January l. in the chapel the SUD-
lee. being mozart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
REPORT ABOUT SAMUEL SLOAN.
TT 10 SAID THAT HE WILL RETIRE FROM
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE DELAWARE.

THE PRESIDENCY OF THE DELAWARE.
LACKAwANNA AND WESTERN.
According 10 a special dispatch from Scranton.
Penn Samuel Sloan will retire from the presidency
Of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Kali
road Company at the annual meeting IN Feoruaiy'
when a successor TO him will be elected IN the per-
son OF William r. Hallstead. now second vce-presi-
dent AND general manager OF the company MT.
Hallstcad the dispatch added. has his home IN
Scranton but spends half OF each week at the gen.
eral office. Of the company In this city In Octo-
Der 1893 William X. Vanderbilt Increased his al
ready large holdings Of Lackawanna stock by the
purchase OF a block OF forty thousand shares; ana
nj the same time what was known as the New
Jersey Central party-then composed or Fresioeht
J. r. Maxwell, George F. Baker, II. c. Fahnestoch
and Thomas A. GArland--also bought large ooon
OF the stock. The New-Jersey Central interests IL
Nas said at the time together with Frank WORK
holdings. would be thrown into the balance Win
the Vanderbilt interests. TO control the property
Nessrs Maxwell Fahnestock, Baker and WORK are
s,,n members OF the Board OF Managers. their as
ecc.ates being w. W. Aston. with whose interests
Mr. Baker is Identified: F. W. Vanderbilt and IL
Nick Twombly. who represent with Frank WORK.
the Vanderbilt interest in tho Board; Wiiiain
Rockefeller and James Stillman, the latter connect
ed with many Standard on interests; John l. biair'
Henry ~ Taylor. NJ Taylor Pyne and Eugene
Higgins.
Ever since the Vanderhits came into the BOARD
there has been talk OF an impending change IN tho
management OF the Delaware. Lackawanna ana
Western These rumors have become more persist
emf and more definite In the last few months. how
ever although this is the first time any man mas
been especially mentioned as President Sloans sue
cessor and although Mr.. Sloan only recently de-
MED that he had any intention OF resgning his Of
Zee Mr. Sloan !s now more than eighty years Ola,
and Il is commonly reported and believed IN wal!
Street that W. X Vanderbilt has decided that there
should be new executive head for the LacKa-
wanna system and that this change would INCLUDE
the retirement Of e. r Holden. the fret vce-presi-
dent as well as Of President Sloan 1t Is under
stood that the Vanderbilts now control the Lacka,
wanna If not through their own Largely heieaseu
holdngs yet al any through their friendly ar
yangement with the New-Jersey central men. resi-
dent Maxwell Of the NeU-Jersey central was
quoted Yesterday as saying that he could not tax
about Mr.. Soans possible retirement. that MI
Sloan was q man who kept his own counsel ana
that Il could not he said whether or not MI Sloans
retirement Il Il occurred. would mean also the re-
tirernent OF Mr. Holden, who is in charge OF Tie
companys coal interests and policy. Another re-
port yesterday stated that William Canmn. presl-
dent Of the New York Chicago and St Louis road.
or the nickel Plate" would come East as MI
Sloans successor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
THE GAMCT CLUBS WORK.

The Gamut Club is organization connected
with the old First" Presbyterian Church. devoted
10 the study and better appreciation OF music Inc
m4nbers Of the club meet every fortnight in the
chanel adjoining the church and discuss the work
y, some great composer So successful have these
meetings been that It decided to hold one meet
ing in the church itself. at which larger number
q, persons might be present This was set for last
evening and the church. at Fifth-ave and twelfth
st. was well filed with an apprecatve audience.
Tho programme was entitled The Story OF Sym
,honv" and was supplied by the pastor OF the
church the Rev DIR. Howard Duffield. and the or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
RAILROAD NOTES.

Denver. Dec o-The Colorado and Southern
Railway Company. owners OF the reoreani~eo Gun
and South Park lines, has been Incorporated. Inc
capital stock Of the new company Is exs aira
Parker John f. Macbeth; Thomas H. o,an ss
and B. T. Winchell The incorporation zee
Cleveland. Dec 2o-In the United States Court.
n r Carlton has been appointed special master to
sell the property Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railway Company under the decree of foreclosure
and sale issued at Cincinnati by Judge Tart, II IS
provided that the sale shall take pace IN i 3poO
81 900 900 shall be received. The proceeds Will ap-
ply on a mortgage held by the'Central Trust COM
pany or Newton
San Francisco Dec "a financial statement
tust Issued by the Southern Pacific Company shows
that for the month Of October the gross earnings
OF the company reached S5J6726. This IS an In
crease OF g. l25. 091 the same month last year
For the four months ending with October 81 the
gross earnings aggregated $50 $50 25. increase OF
s. $50 920 over the corresponding period Of last year
In the fiscal year ending June 3d. 1885 the company
increased its gross earnings about 100000 over the
figures for 1897 The company has just placed with
several Eastern firms contracts Tor new cars anu
locomotives OF aggregate Valne or ABOUT
s. 10000
Louisville Dec. 2o.-It is announced from the gen
era Offices Of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
Company In this city that the remaining per
cent OF the cut in wages made In August, 1875
will be restored to the employees OF the road on
January1 Five years ago re Louisville and Nash
Vile reduced the wages OF every man in Its en-
rloy from the president down. 10 per cent Han or
the cut was restored July |, 1885, and the road
promised to restore the remainder on January l.
1899 II the earnings Of the road kept up az they
were then This has been the case and therefore
4 nsr cent will be added 10 the salary OF every EN-
ploye in the service Of the company on January !.
This will be a most substantial present 70 the
aioh,nen Thousand employees Of the great system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
BROADWAY PAVING BEING IMPROVED.
TT WAS ONLY PUT DOWN TEMPORARILY. NIX
vREELAND SAYS. on ACCOUNT OF


H. H. vreeland president OF the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. said yesterday II regard
TO complaints about the condition or the pavement
IN Broadway. that II was the INTENTION Oh ihc
company 10 restore the pavement to exactly the
condition in which It had been found and that the
delay In doing this had been caused by the frost.
which made 1t impossible when the trenches were
closed up TO put down cemened concrete bot
tom for the paving blocks. The GROUND beneath
the blocks for the present had been tamped as
tight as possible by hand. MI Vreeland said. and
the paving stones then temporarily set In place on
sand. in order that the traffic might further press
down the new Alling.
The weather being milo yesterday, Hlteeh Banss
were AT work along the Broadway car line
removing paving blocks and Inserting una es
10 rest The company. Mr.. Vreeland said, last
night. had deep an interest In keeping Broad
way smooth and level any merchant, because
every irregularity in the pavement near the com
panys tracks resulted in destructive wear ana tear
mon the rails across which all day long heavy
loads were carried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
NO AMBULANCE FOR AN INJURED MAN.
wrr,-xNowN CITIZENS COULD NOT INDUCE 4
HOSPITAL CLERK TO SEND oNE-sUPER-
INTENDENT EXPRESSES REGRET.


After the meeting OF tho Republican Club, at NO
$50 Fffth-ave on Monday night number OF we'll
known men called carriage from the Union
League Club stables 20 take them home. They were
James 5. Lehmaier. James 9. Barcus, Louis Gold
ing and Philip Bloch. the clerk Of the Harlem Po-
lice Court Az the carriage was crossing oNth
ave at Fifty-fourth-st Amsterdam-ave. electric
car northbound. struck the carriage. hurting the
driver. a man named Keene. from the box break
ing his right leg and giving him many scalp
wounds.
The carriage righted itself soon after being struck
and none Of those inside were hurt They got out
and a. once attended 10 the injured man. MT
Bloch went 20 a neghboring saloon and called up
an ambulance on the telephone from Roosevelt
Hospital a languid voice answered tho call and
asked who Il was that wanted an ambulance MI
Bloch replied that a citizen did for q man who was
Injured The voice at the hospital said that no am
bulance would be sent unless policeman asked
for II Mr.. Bloch protested that the man was dy-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
DEATH or THE "MAy WHO NEVER sGr...
THEATRES AND BILLIARD HALLS THE ON,

THEATRES AND BILLIARD HALLS THE ox,.
PLACES WHERE HE COULD OBTAIN REpos,
Kenosha. WIS. Dec. D-Edwsrd Balm, pre,ta...
OF the Balm Wagon Company. whose death 4, ~
nounced from Pasadena. Cal, was fsmiarv ~,
as the IMAM who never slept" and II Is douh,,,,a
another case like his exists. For the last ,,x,..
years he did not sleep an hour in his bed Con.,...
devotion TO business caused his sleeplessness .x -
would frequently remain in his factory as ia,. ~
or o'clock in the morning and when ne woud ...s
res, found IL impossible 10 sleep. Sixteen -
he practically relieved himself OF business caras 'so
Most OF the time In the last ten years II ws. =,
custom 10 take daily trips 70 Chicago 70 rae ms
time In streetcar riding and driving during Inc .as
and at night he was always 20 be found ei,hs, .y
theatre a billiard hall the only places AZ vs,.Ss
he was able r. get short nap. the music a, 80
theatres and the clicking ~ billiard balls aro,de
him short periods Of repose He was born IN v,s
dcrhook. y. Y, seventy-five years ago The es,n
OF his death was pulmonary apOpexy sN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
MAY BE MORE TROUBLE AT PAyA MINES

Pana H. Dec 2.-Twenty negroes arrived m
Pana to-day They were held mp by soldiers ana
relieved Of arms before being permitted 10 proceed
% tho coal-mine stockades There are about
rour hundred negroes in Pana. The mines are OPP
Grated on half time. The white union miners re-
main ont solidy for the State scale They re-
ceived 81 600 to-day from the National union. TWO
connanies OF State militia remain here and Colonel
Wells has provost guards In all parts OF the city.
fearing trouble may break out at any moment be-
fv.een the whites and blacks. The strike leaders
claim the chances OF winning grow brighter eacn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21


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Immense stock OF standard and miscel-
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Works OF Art. Science, Poetry, Encyclo-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
ONLY THREE HOURS OUT OF JAIL

Charles Smith, twenty three years old. OF Spring
field Mass, was arrested yesterday for theft after
having been out OF Jail just three hours. He was
tried on the charge Of breaking into cigar store
in Fourth-ave a month ago. before Judge Cowing'
ard was released That was at 2 o'clock. At
o'clock Central Office Detectives Chrystal and
wagon OF Wanamaker's department store with
Iong package under his arm and arrested him. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
RETALIATION PROPOSED.

'-The St Paul Pioneer-Press" says that meet
ing Of executive officers Of the Northern trans
continental lines will be held at the office Of the
Union Pacific in this city on January TO- 10 de-
wise retai.atory measures against the Southern
Pacific The latter it Is asserted. is accustomed
60 meet any rate made from Chicago ST: Paul or
other Western centres TO Pacific points by estab-
fishing a similar rate from New York, although
there Is the extra distance by water from New
Yx-k o New ORLEANS GalvestOn-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
REDUCED RATES By WAY OF WASHINGTON.

Philadelphia. Dec. 2o-The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company to-day announced that beginning next
Monday tickets will be sold from New-York TO
Chicago by way Of Washington, with ten days
stop-over privilege at the capital at the same rate
now charged for the direct route This Will be
,sdnction Of 81 and the cut VIII be made in order
10 meet competition in this direction by the Bati-
moro and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio roads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-21
FOOTPADS KEEP PEOPLE From fHL RCH
ST LOUIS CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS ATTRfB'
UTE THEIR EMPTY pEws TO THIS CAUSE

St Louis Dec. W.-The Congregational ministers
Of ST Louis in conference have decided that one
~ tho causes Of empty pews at evening church
services is fear OF footpads and they have ap-
pointed a committee OF three ministers TO render
any assistance 70 the police that may be necessary
70 suppress the evil The Rev. Dr. NJ. Durham OF
the PILGRIM Church was selected as chairman, and
the Rev Dr. g s. Sargent. OF the Central Churcn.
ard the Rev Dr. c. H. Patton Of the First Church,
as the other members OF the committee. Tney are
empowered 70 confer with the proper authorities IN
regard 10 any movement which may be made win
view 10 .uppressng highway robbery.