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FUR RUGS.

Four bales OF fur rugs, 100
rugs IN a bale, just came in
time Tor the holiday trade;
. feet wide by 3 feet long;
combination fur, gray, black,
brown and white; some rugs
30 animal shapes; all heavily
lined and padded, $500.
Smyrna door rugs, Csc.
Bromley reversible rugs. I2N0,
SI41S
Nate-up Brussels rugs. up 70 So
AM square rugs $500. s. so. $3.50.
Iran Wilton russ. gNI2, $500.
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F7r.or Suits handsome pieces
Dutch marquetry backs, uphol-
stored seats in best dam o.,
ask. piano polish finish. 1OD.0U
farlor Suit. solid mahogany. best
damask covering. solid colors-
must he seen TO be APP e,--o
preciated ................ S0I.0U
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arm and very finely polished,
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Parlor Chair, handsome inlaid
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ornamental .............. Q7.OU
Chair Belgian oak, saddle seat.
hand carved-our own c. "
special design. pO.%O
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Must Gro to Jail.

WOODLAND, Dec. 16.-Judge Ruggies
denied the motion yesterday for a new
trial in the case of G. G. Jones, convicted
of assaulting eleven-year-old Orpha Motz
Jones was sentenced TO six months i'm
prisonment. The code provides a maxi
mum penalty of six months Imprisonment
or a fine of $1,000. but the court cannot
impose both.
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BROKE HIS LEG.
J. j. Evans Meets With a Painful
Accident

FRESNO. Dec. 16.-J. ]. Evans. a San
Francisco broker. fractured a leg above
the ankle I'm jumping from a carriage AT
Whites Bridge on returning with others
from visit 10 the Silver Creek oil fields.
on the west side. The horses became
frightened and runaway was feared. Tile
bone was set and Mr.. Evans took the
train to the city.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE President
has committed 10 imprisonment for TWEEN
~ years the capital sentences impoled
by ourt-martial upon four American SOL
dlers. members OF a Washington regiment
IN the philippines. for criminal assault
soldiers are Scarborough. Connie. McBen-
nett and Damphoner
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Sues for Insurance

SAN JOSE. Dec. 1e.-Mrs. Emily c.
Thomas, wife of L. f. Thomas. the fruit
packer, who committed suicide in San
Francisco February last, to-day com
menced suit against the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company TO COL
lect a $40, 900. policy which her husband
held. This was payable in annual pay
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-17

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. - Lieutenant
Brumby. who has been seriously ill with
typhoid fever for several DAYS. had bad
day and his physicians said tonight that
he was worse than he had been.
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Mass Meeting for Men.

This afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev. Isaac
Selby OF Australia will deliver his third
lecture at the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. Mason and Ellis streets. to men
only. The subject Of his discourse will be
as There God?" All young men are in
VII
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ments OF $500. The complaint states that
the insurance company has refused to
honor the policy.
The case will be interesting. as II will
establish whether a policy on a suicide is
made void by his taking his life.
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zangwill's PLAY Not a Success.

LONDON. Dec. 16.-Owing 10 its lack
OF success the last performance OF chill
dren Of she Ghetto" by Israel ZangWlll.
was given at the Adelphi Theater this
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Plague on a British Shin

PLYMOUTH. England. Dec. 1.-THE
Penlnsular and Oriental line steamer Bal
larat, from Calcutta November is for Lon
don, has arrived with a native Indian
fireman on board suffering from the
plague.
Ignorance is more powerful In the hands
or some people than knowledge
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Special information supplied daily n
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Mont
enmerY street. Telephone Main 1912
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Brumby Sinking.

Trapper's Oh cures rheumatism 4 neuralgia.
Druggists. 5oc flask Richards 4 ca. iOs Clay.
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nessee. Captain Vance Is a pioneer OF this
and has served nearly a quarter
Of a century on the police force.
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Time 20 send your Eastern friends
California Glace Fruits: SOC NJ
in fire-etched boxes. 627 Market; Palace
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Christmas gift. a pair. SZ.UU
One hundred pairs ecru-tinted
irish roirt lace curtains, ca
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One hundred pairs eoru-tinted
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Renaissance lace curtains, very
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open evenings until
after Christmas.
18th and Mission SITS,
san Francisco, Cal.
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SENTENCES COMMITTED.

evening, The company will sail for L.,
United states ON Wednesdav naxt
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From the American Journal OF Health. Jan.
II. 1899:
I'm rep'y 10 an inquiry. and for the benefit
OF others OF our readers who may reside In San
Francisco. or In that section OF country we
have thoroughly satisfied ourselves by a pains
taking investigation that DR. r. l.. Sweany
possesses decided skill I'm his special line OF
practice. and has Justly earned a most envi-
able reputation In the cure OF all chronic and
nervous diseases rupture. varicoceie and con-
tagious blood poison
The times., 1899-09-21
A SUIT FOR PARTITION.
Sisters Bring Legal Action Against
Their Brother

Mrs Mary Woodland and her two sisters
yesterday. through their attorney, Fred
erick Haig, filed suit in the Supreme Court
OF the District against their brother,
Armsiead Taylor, asking that a certain
deed Of trust be set aside and a partition
OF certain real estate located in Anaeostia
be made under the direction of the court
According 10 the allegations OF the COM
claimants a very strange condition OF
affairs exists. because OF the fact that the
defendant and bis father had the same
Christian name
II appears that the father, Armstead Tay-
lor, died intestate In 1869, leaving about
$1,000 in realty = His wife died shortly
after. When the son, Armstead Taylor jr.
became Of age, he, Of course, dropped the
junior after his name. The bin then al
leges that In securing loan of 81 coo from
q building association, he represented
himself as the sole owner of the property,
whereas he had but a one-sixth undivided
interest 10 dispose OF. The abstract of
title showed the property to be in Arm
stead Taylor. and so the building associa-
tion promptly made the loan Afterward
ii was realized that man thirty odd years
OF age could not have been decided property
in Is4S-oEer fifty years ago. and about
twenty-one years before he was born. So
the bin asks cancellation OF the deed OF
trust
The times., 1899-09-21

The abuse of the city fire hydrants By
reason Of their indiscriminate use for pur-
poses other than extinguishing fires has
impelIed the Superintendent of the Dis
tEict Water Department to direct the at
tention of the Commissioners to the fact.
He informs them that the hydrants are be-
Ing used TO obtain water for street clean
ing, street sprinkling, filling of sewer ba-
sins, making concrete for surface construc-
tions. and many other purposes not origi-
nally contemplated. Such use of the fire
hydrants, so says the Superintendent, in
jures- them in several ways.
In the first place they are injured by the
insertion Of a pick handle or other lever
through the operating wheel on each hy-
drant and opening and closing the valve
by means Of these levers. Secondly, the
hydrants are injured by having the small
lever valves Just back of the nozzle con-
nections suddenly closed causing a severe
water ram capable of endangering both the
hydrant and the main. Even when properly
handled, the Superintendent says, frequent
manipulation of the main valve results in
considerable wear when the hydrant is sup
piled by the higher pressures. Almost
daily the repair gang finds screws bent,
stripped or broken on the hydrants and
the Superintendent asserts that it is all
due to the use of levers and pick handles.
The expense of making repairs caused by
the indiscriminate use Of the hydFant is
considerable, and aggregates at least $4,000
per year.
The Superintendent of the Water De-
partment informed the Commissioners yes
terday that the sudden closing of the sec
tional valve and the necessity for the fire.
Quent operation Of the main screw can be
avoided by the use of nozzle attachment
and reducer, fitted with screw valve He
submitted working design stating that
such an attachment might be furnished ar
a cost of $2.5a for each one used. Superin-
tendent Mcfarland also suggests that in
all instances where the use of fire hydrants
is for purposes other than putting out fires
the employment Of a special attachment be
required and that the use of sticks or other
levers on the operating wheels be pTohib-
tied
The entire matter was referred TO Cap
tain GaiiIard Assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner, who has had wide expe-
rience at the Washington Aqueduct. He
recommends that the water nozzle be
adopted. He does not believe, however,
that il will afford sufficient discharge of
water for flushing sewers. and work of this
character will have to be carried on as be-
fore. II is understood that the Commits
sioners viii approve the recommendations
Of Captain Gasllard.
The times., 1899-09-21
HoUsEBREAKERs ARRESTED.
A CoIored Man and Woman to Face
Serious Charges.

a tDtoFeu man anu W oman 10 race
serious Charges.
Policeman Latchford, OF the Fifth pre-
cinct, yesterday arrested William Camp
bell and Laura Hampton, colored, and
aged respectively twenty-five and twenty
three years. He locked them up at No. 8
station for Detectives Miller and Peck The
prisoners are accused OF housebreaking.
Two offences OF that character are charged
against Campbell. and in addition he is
charged with carrying concealed weapons.
The parties were taken into custody at
the corner of First and NJ Streets south
west, about $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon.
Thay viii be arraigned in court this morn
ing.
Specifically, Campbell and the Hampton
woman are jointly accused OF entering the
home OF Charles Tiiman, in Third Street,
between l and X Streets southeast, and
stealing therefrom several articles of
ladies' wearing apparel. household effects.
and sundry other articles of various values.
The alleged offence was committed on July
10 while Mr. Tillman and his family were
absent from the city. After the arrest a
deputy constable from Charles county, Md.
appeared at headquarters with a war
rant charging Campbell with housebreak-
ing at Indian Head II Is alleged the man
entered house there and stole s13 in cash,
a revolver, ard other articles. When
searched the revolver was found In the
possession OF Campbell, which led to the
additional charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
The times., 1899-09-21
GLEN sLIGo's TOURNAMENT.
Maryland knights Carry Off First
and Second Hauors.

Maryland knights Carry Off First
and Second Honors.
The third and last fitting tournament OF
the season took place al Glen Sligo yester-
day. and in the excitement OF the sport,
the skill of the contesting knights, and the
size of the gathering. the affair surpassed
its predecessors in way satisfactory alike
to the management of the grounds and TO
those who witnessed the events of the
day Bold knights from Virginia and
Maryland exhibited their horsemanshIp.
manly courage, true eye, and steady arm
in wild charges under the arches of the
course, and many regulations were estab-
Iished for skill and valor and rewarded on
the spot by the sweet smiles and enthusiast
tic cheers of the gaily bedecked maids who
lined either side OF the course. Besides win
ming the right TO crown the lairest girl
present as queen OF love and beauty, there
were substantial prizes offered TO stimulate
the efforts OF the contesting knights, azd
the tournament was continued with Zest
long after the sun had set.
The first and second prizes, amounting in
all to S75, were WOE by Maryland knights.
L. D. Love, Knight OF Maryland, won the
first prize in the contest, and James S.
Cook knight Of Rose Lawn, second prize
The third and fourth prizes went to Vir
ginia, as follows: G. B. BIanford, knight
OF Accokeek, and B. A. Schwartz, knight
of Salisbury, and amounted to $50. The
ladies who were selected by the success
ful knights to share with them the honors
of the occasion were Miss Sallie Shaw,
crowned queen OF love and beauty; Miss
Carrie Shaw, first maid of honor. These
young ladies are from Montgomery county.
Miss Annie Wheeler, OF Washington, and
Miss Rose NJ. Brown, of Takoma Park,
were the selections made by the Virginia
| knights 10 wear their crowns OF honor.
The entrees, besides the successful
knights as given above were Clarence Bell,
knight CT Burlinsvilie; h E. Keller,
knight Of Kenilworth: H. T. Palmer.
Knight OF Virginia; George E. orme,
knight OF Nottingham; William l. Clark,
Knight OF Virginia Boy; r. b. Griffin,
| knight Of Highland Hall; William u. Har-
ron knight OF Mount Loretta; H Dudley,
knight OF Poiaken; r. II. Mercier, Knight
OF Pleasant Valley; A. 3. Stats, knight Of
| Vienna; 4. c. Amos, knight of Cedar
Glenn Lee M. Amos, knight OF Mount
| View, and I. E. Kemp, knight OF Grifton.
The tournament was under the direction
of Baron Won Orendcrf, assisted by George
| Cook The officers OF the day were Chief
Marshal Dory Freeman, Assistant Chief
Marshal, w. ". Waters: Herald, George
! W Furgeson; Chief Judge. Martin Schnei-
der; Judges. J. NJ. Bell, D. ]. Garny, and
Fielder NARROW Official Timer, A. j. Bey-
ers. The last and championship tourna-
ment for 1889 will be given next Wednes-
day at Suitland Park. under the manage
ment of Baron Won Orenaorf.
The times., 1899-09-21
ALL-NIGHT CAR SERVICE.
A Reform Representative Dinsmore
VIII Labor For.

A bill will be introduced early in the
coming session of Congress by Representa-
tive Hugh Dinsmore of Arkansas. proyid-
ing for regulating the street car service
in the District of Columbia. The bill is
directed at the two lines whose cars run
to the Capitol. One Of its provisions is to
compel limited number of cars 10 run all
night between the navy yard and George
town and on Connecticut Avenue, Ninth
Street and Fourteenth Street. Another
provision is that cars must stop, under
penalty. on any corner where citizen ex-
presses an intention OF taking passage.
The first regulation is TO accommodate
people working at night. among them
newspaper men, mail handlers. printers,
stenographers, night clerks, and many me-
! chanics, laborers, and watehmen. During
the session Of Congress that body. its COM
mittees, clerks, and attaches, with joui nal
lists and visitors, are frequently unavoida-
bly, detained at the Capitol until after the
cars cease operating. and there is no avail
able conveyance to be procured. The OPP
Grafton of the night stoppage system IS
thus well known to Congress.
The second regulation, many believe,
viii prevent motormen from rushing cars
past passengers when they are late, or
slowing them only TO sucn an extent that
Some years ago the Pennsylvania Avenue
line ran cars at night, but speedily with
drew them because the service was unTe-
munerative. Service Of that eharacter, Mr..
Dinsmore maintains, the railways owe 70
the public because the former are given
valuable franchises by the latter He has
gathered statistics to show that othsr large
cities are nearly ali provided With night
service.
Many bills have been introduced in Con-
gress similar to Mr.. Dinsmore's, but they
were never passed Mr, Dinsmore says his
bill viii be popular. Only the railway
companies VIII object. Their plea has al
ways been that service at nj ight keeps their
machinery in perpetual motion and in
creases the possibility OF q breaksgs dur
ing the business portion of the day. 1t is
argued by Mr.. Dinsmore. however that the
railroads could conveniently substitute
horse cars when the generating machinery
must be stopped early in the morning.
The last cars on the principal roads pass
the centre OF the city al lis a. m. after
having left the terminus about the hour
of l. They commence again about $50 a.
m, on week days, and 5:45 q N. on Sun
/ days.
The times., 1899-09-21
Marriuge Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to James
L. Mcmahon and Roberta J. Harding; Thomas J.
Wintermoyer and Marie c. Moody; James W.
Dudley and Annie Callahan; John Williams and
Emma Johnson; William X. Ulrich and Catherine
Morris: Joseph X. Sharp, District of Columbia
and Minnie May Treuis, Catlett's, Va; Jacob
Hopkins and Anna V Redman; George s. Brown
and Katharine L. BensiBger; Joseph f. White
and Jennie Coghill; Davis C. Rearden and Cor
della B. Motto; George Bagweli and Martha
Winder: r. Z. Lee Tyler and Cora Davidson
Locke Richard Bryant and Lille Winston; VIII
lam D. CuIleen and Mabel Marriott Henry Wal
ter Lilly Fayetteville, y. c., and Hester Viz
ginia CoIvert, College Park, Nd; Edwin Milton
Dulin and Blanche Southern Scott; Clarence W.
Grimm, District of Columbia, and Mary l.. Hil-
and Ella Nmaons,
The times., 1899-09-21

Charges have been preferred BY Sergeant Shilling
against Policeman E l. johnson for alleged neg
leet OF duty. and forwarded by Lieutenant Amiss,
OF the First Police Precinct 10 the District Com
nissiOners 1t is alleged that the policeman did
not report fer parol duty until al $50 o'clock one
morning when he should have reported at md
night Major Sylvester has informed the Commits
sieners that johnson states that his cousin, who
was visiting him at the time. shut of the alarm
clock in order that his rest might not be DIS
turhed and for this reason the policeman over
slept himself Major Sylvester stated that ne be-
ueyed the officer regretted the occurrence, and
recommended that fine OF two days pay be I'M
fAospd
The times., 1899-09-21
THIS PAPER is PRINTED
With ink furnished by JAEAEChE Bkoo 4 FR
srHNFFNANN Hsv York CITY. uy24d-<n
p.ner,I of III. p. IT. Johansen.

The funeral of H. p T. Johansen. an old resi-
dent Of Washington, who died Monday, viii take
place this afternoon at 4:3o O'Clock from his late
residence. el2 b Street southwest. Rev. DR.. Do
mer will conduct the services, and the Masonic
ritual will be used at the grave IN GishwoVa ,n.
cenaterv Mr. johansen had been resident Of
Washington for forty years. He leaves a widow
anJ twelve children, 1--WE Of whom are sons
George p. Harry T., II. Walter, Edward ii: ana
Frart A Johansen He was member OF New
rar,,a.feu Ledge No 0. F. A. A. NJ. Columbia
r. A. Chapter, and Washington Commandery
No. /, Knights Templar
The times., 1899-09-21
A ReceIxcrship Denied.

In the supreme Court Of the District Justice
Hagner Yesterday, in the suit Of Horace s Cum
mings administrator Of the estate q George b.
Edmonds against Gilbert Meyers. refused the il
junction asked fOr. and declined To appoint D
ceiyer 10 take charge OF the estate The litigation
Is the outgrOwth OF a partnership which existed
between the defendant Movers ard the deceased
Edmcnds for the purpose Of pr scouting certain
claims before the Court Oi Claims Of the United
States and Congress. The court, after bearing the
answer OF she defendant and argument by his
counsel Birney 4 Woodward decided not % grant
the prayers Of the compliments. as stated
The times., 1899-09-21
The Mortality Record.

The following deaths were recorded at the Dis
triet Health Office yesterday: Elizabeth Dicker-
son, 50 years; Nellie Bush, 20 years; james V
Dishman. 64 years; Richard A. Hunt 81 years;
Martha Young, 80 years; Charles Donohoe, 10
years; Mary A. Pinkard, "a years; Lse Johnson,
; years; Freddie johnson, years; Mary CUnToy,
2 years; Florence Cosburg. l year; John Platter,
l year; Ellenor BeFTyTnan. months; Clifton Ray
? months; Maggie Hazel WILSON,, months; in
FAINT OF Olivia Brown 10 minutes
The times., 1899-09-21
Abandonment Alleged.

A petition FOR divorce was fled yesterday in
the Supreme Court Of the District by Mrs. Eliza
beth ann Ferguson, who asks the court 10 grant
her a legal separation from her husband George
Z. Ferguson whom she alleges abandoned her.
leaving her without means OF support for either
herself Os child. She states that she married
to the defendant in 1884, and that in the month
OF October ei the year following. without just
cause or provocation. he deserted her. Mrs. Fer
guson states that her husband is q plasterer by
trade and earns S3l. so per week
The times., 1899-09-21
Her BODY viii Be Cremated.

II. the viii of Mrs. Margaret A Poster, who was
fouId dead at her home, 200 Tenth Street north
west early Tuesday morning, is respected, the re-
mains OF the woman viii be cremated at the
undertaking establishment of j. William Lee in
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue northwest. A request for
such a disposition OF the remains was made in a
will found yesterday The Will also shows that in
addition 10 the property found in the room OF the
woman that she had $500 in bank. A sister Of the
deceased arrived in the city yesterday from Al
bany, n Y. to take charge of the body and ef-
fects of Mrs. Poster. She stated that there was
no objection TO the cremation.
The times., 1899-09-21
A Petition i'm Bankrup,cx.

petition in voluntary bankruptcy was fled
yesterday by Samuel H. King. through his attor-
ney, Leon Tobriner. Mr.. King states tha, prior to
MAY "a, 1892. he conducted q dry goods business
at rs Seventh Street northwest He returns his
liabilities al 81. .e4. but makes no return Of
assets The greater part Of the Indebtedness Of
the petitioner Is due business firms in New York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
The times., 1899-09-21
Hyman Enoch,s Funeral.

R. A. Dinsmore. book dealer who formerly en-
ployed Hyman Enech. the aged book agent who
died at the Washington Asylum Hospital Monday
afternoon, will defray the expenses of his former
faithful employees funeral in the event that reia-
tiyes friends were not heard from. Accordingly
Chief Clerk Kemp, OF the Police Department, Is
sued order that the remains be held By Under
taker Nichols, who has them in charge until
something definite learned In either event
the body IS now assured a Christian burial
The times., 1899-09-21
In Quest of His SISTERS.

The police have been requested 10 look out
for Matte and Lille Berry. sisters of Edward
R. R. Berry, Of g Manassas Street, Memphis,
Tenn, who believed to be in this city Major
Sylvester received letter from Mr.. Berry yester-
day morning, in which the writer states that his
sisters were formerly residents OF Prince George
county, Nd. He says he has not heard from them
fer some time. and il is his belief that they are
in Washington.
The times., 1899-09-21
Wagons in Collision.

Two wagons. owned by hucksters, collided in
Street northwest, between North Capitol and
First Streets, yesterday afternoon. John Bris-
coe, one OF the drivers, was thrown to the
ground and slightly hurt. He was removed to his
home, 4S n Street northwest