LOCAL MENTIO1Tomf WUATnen.

TOreemat Ti118 p. Wedneay.For the District of -Columbia, Maryland

a Virginia, fair; westerly winds, shift-to southerly; warmer.

Contion et the Water.Temperan.ra ina eqndi'ion of water at 9

a.m.: Great Fais, tefhperature. -89: condi-tion, 61; receiving resevoir, temperature,88; condition at north connection. 07: con-dition at south'connection, 2D; distributingreservoir, temperature, WB; condition at In-Auent gate house, 02; effluent gate house, W2.

Tide Table.Today-Low tide, 9:21 p.m.Tomorrow-High tide. 3:02 a.m. and 3:36

p.m.; low tide, 9:25 a.m. and 10:27 p.m.

FRESH, HOME-MADE CAKE,Xneluding Ice Cream, Orange. Caramel. Co-coanut and Chocolate, only 60c. each. SiallFancy Cakes, 40c. pound. Ice Cream-eigh-teen flavors-delivered anywhere. Drop usa postal. Fussell's,'1427 N. Y. ave.

CONGRESS HAS LEFT US.32 up is the price for Papering Rooms.

Finest work. NOLTE. 810 f0th st.

Congressmen leaving the city cannot dobetter than procure a 25c. bottle of CAPI-TOL CATARRH CURE to relieve Coldsand Headaches incident to travel. Givesinstant relief.

Good material, low prices, prompt deliveryBARKER'S, 649 N. Y. ave.

The exhibition of Original Paintings byEmil H. Myer will continue for anotherweek. Many choice Pictures remain un-sold. The art patrona of Washington in-vited to see them atTHE FORSYTH GALLERY, 1208 F at. n.w.

Antiglde Furniture-go to 1208G at. n.w.

CITY AND DISTRICT.AMUSEMEl(TS TONIGHT.

Grand Opera House.-"The District At-torney."New National Theater.-Mr. and Mrs.

Kendal in "Lady Clancarty."Academy of Music.-"The County Fair."Butler's Bijou Theater.-Dan McCarthy

in "The Pride of Mayo."Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-Russell Bros.'

Comedians.Congregational Church. 10th and G

streets. northwest.-The Choral Society inGounod's "Redemption." -

Columbia Phonograph Company. 910Pennsylvania avenue northwest.-Ethibl-tion of the Kineto-Graphophone.

EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.Wt. Vernon.-Steamer Macalester leaves

at 10 a.m.Steamer Macalester for Glymont and in-

termediate landings at 10 a.m._

Steamer Wakefield.-For Nomini, PineyPoint, Coan and Yeocomico rivers andriver landings at 7 a.m.

A Limited Edition.No' copies of The Star's Almana and

Handbook obtainable after the presentedition is exhausted. Copies on sale at TheStar office. all news stands, or sent bymail.

WIllM Filed.- The will of the late Tena Nelson ofStaunton, Va., has- been filed, and afternaming the Rev. Walter H. Brooks as ex-ecutor, divides money and bonds betweena sister of the deceased, Ella Diggs of Nel-son county, Va.; Matilda Mickey, a daugh-ter, and Robert Mickey, a grandson, ofStaunton, Va.By the provisions of the will of the late

Salome Holmes, Mrs. Alida E. Chesley isgiven the personal estate and by deed thereal estate is to be divided equally betweenEmory W. and Octavius W. Chesley, theparents to have a life estate in it.

Waits a Divorce.Mary Ellexn has filed a suit for divorce

against Wim. H. Johnson, in which shestates, that they were married here May 27,1887. and charges her husband with de-serting her July 15, 188W. The petitionerasks permission to resume her maidenrame.

Bill in Equity.A bill in equity has been filed by James

M. Fowler, executor of the late Walter E.Fowler. against Mary V. Fowler, the widowof the deceased, and the children,: for theconstruction of the will of the deceased, soas to allow the sale of the real estate,which is-situated here and in Maryland.

He Asks Damages.In a suit-at-law, in which John B. Lip-

pold is made the defendan, the plaintiff,Rudolph Hanni, asks 2,000 damages, be-cause, as he alleges, the defendant publiclyand falsely accused him of having $1 ofthe defendant's money.

Revival Services Closed.The series of afternoon and evening re-

vival services, which have been in progressduring the past ten days at Wesley Chapel,5th and F streets, were concluded lastevening with a jubilee meeting. After aservice of song. Rev. S. A. McKean of Ohiopreached a sermon, wbich was followed byan experience meeting.

An Illustrated Sermon.The second of a series of illustrated ser-

.3nons on the Life of Christ was given lastnight at the Church of Our Father beforea large and deeply interested audience.The illustrations were taken principallyfiom Hoffman's pictures, which, as statedby the speaker, Rev. Dr. Rogers, depict aChrist of a more hopeful and joyous naturethan the great majority of representationsof him. The scenes were from the earlyministry of Christ and were striking illus-trations of the genius of this artist for life-like and sympathetic expression. A graphicdescription of each scene was given by thepreacher, and its lesson forcibly drawn.

Lashed the Scafolding.During last night's wind storm some

citizens in the neighborhood of 14th andCorcoran streets feared that the scaffoldabout the church in course of constructionwould fall and telephoned the facts to thefire alarm headquarters. Truck Bi com-pany was sentt to the scene and they lash-ed the scaffolding to the building and re-lieved the citizens of their uneasiness.

Public Installation of Oicers.The department officers of the Woman's

Relief Corps, and of the Department ofthe Potomac,' G.A.R.,, will be installed to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at Dr. Sun-derland's church, on 4%s street between Cand D streets northwest. The exerciseswill be Interspersed with brief~ addressesand music appropriate to the occasion. Theexercises commence at 7:30 o'clock.

Prof. Riley im His Old Hems.Prof. C. V. Riley has returned to Wash-

ington after a pleasant sojourn on thePacific coast, where he attended the bi-ennial meeting of the American Pomologi-cal Society. On the way back he stoppedin his old home state of Missouri, and de-livered a course of lectures at Columbiaon economic entomology. It is now overtwenty years since the Missouri State Uni-versity conferred the degree of master 'ofarts on Prof. Riley. While in St. Louis hewas for several days the guest of ex-Commissioner Colman.

At All News Stands.The Evening @tar's Almanac -and Hand-

book Is on sale at all news stands. 25c.

We Keep Off the Grass!!?By not letting the grass grow under ourfeet. 5-lb. box finest creamiery butter at$1.50. James F. Oyster. '000 Pa. ave.-Advt.

The splendid brownstane and brick resi-dence No. 1708 Connecticut avenue willbe sold at auction tomorrow at 4 o'clockp.m. This fine property contains fourteenrooms, two bath rooms. butler's panstry,open fireplaces and modern Improvemerntsand has a conservatory attached. Cheer-ful and sunny. *ith a fine view andi a loca-tion on one of the finest residence squaresin the city, it presents all the desirablequalities obtaInable in a sumptuous resi-dence. An unusual opportunity for privatepurchasers or speculatnrs. See advertise-ment for terms.*

Pennsylvania railroad will sell 51.25' ex-cursion tickets to Blaltimore March 0 and10, good to return until the following Mdon-Ay.

COURT OF APPEALS

SamO Inport aD asisinns LoadCa00

The Barbour Condemnatlen Preeeed-

tagm and a Dumage Case-Ia theCase of Sareties.

In the Court of Appeals after the courthad adjourned yesterday a number ofopinions were handed down. One of thecases was that of Mrs. Annie X Barbouragainst the District, arising out of theproceedings for the condemnation of landfor the extension of North Capitol street.The commissioners appointed to make*thecondemnation were :nstruzted to considerthe effect 'of the Imorovement upon theproperty involved, and in caso of benefitsto deduct the estimand Incroase in valuefrom a fair valuation of the property andto add any damage to the remainder ofany tract to the price of the part taken.The commissioners reported upon the part

of Prospect Hill cemetery that was neededa valuation of $45,724 and damages to theremainder of the cemetery assessed at$5,962, while'they placed at 821.078 the valueof the ground needed to be taken trom thetract belonging to Mrs. Annie F. Barbour.They assessed special benefits to the Bar-bour tract at $18,50.They recommended the payment to Mmw.

Barbouf of $26,8. but when the approvAlof the Supreme Court of the District-wassought the propdoed assessment- of bene-fits to the Barbour property- was set aside.The District noted an appeal, upon the

ground that proper instructions had notbeen given upon the point of special bene-fits, and that the valuation made by theappraisement commissloners was excessive.In affirmir.g the judgment of the lower

Court the Court of Appeals holds that theInstructions in regard to special benefitswere cdrrect, and that the disallowance ofthe $18,580 of benefit to the Barbour prop-erty was proper.It will lie enough, says ;he court, to col-

lect for special benefits wnen the Improve-ment has actually been made. It is mani-festly unfair to collect by deduction fromthe value of the land actually taken theamount estimated for supposed advantagesto the remainder of the tract, when thesebenefits will only accrue, If ever, after thestreet is actually extended.On the other hand, tne damage to the

remainder of the cemetery, by taking partfor the street, will be contemporary withthe transfer to the government, auid the$5,962 damages to the cemetery, by reasonof its decreased desiraoility as a buryingground, should be paid at once.The question whether the lani will ever

be tiken for a street nead not enter Into aconsideration of the natter. The govern-ment Is certainly at liberty to take theground or leave it.The condemnation proceedings impose no

obligations upon the government to com-plete the trade. The act of Congress.of1894, it Is stated, cannot nullify the pro-ceedings in court. Unless all condemnationby the courts of lands for public use a amere farce, the government is just as muchbound by the findings under condemnationas is the Individual.If the' government elacts to take theground, It must pay the full price to Mrs.Barbour and other claimants to the sametract.

Against Raliroads.In the case of Margaret L. Hickey against

the Washington and Georgetown and theBaltimore and Potomac Railroad Com-panies, In which the plaintiff recovered$12,000 damages, the judgment of the lowercourt was affirmed. This was a case inwhich Mrs. Hickey, a passenger on thestreet railroad, suffered Injuries in a colli-sion 'between the car and an engine at 7thand Maryland avenue.The judgment of the lower court was also

affirmed in the case of George Gibson andthe American Surety Company of NewYork against George A. Sheahan and Ed-win McLeod. Mr. Gibson and the two de-fendants were sureties on the bond of An-ton Karl, disbursing agent of the InteriorDepartment in 1889.Karl paid the American Surety Company$2,000 in consideration of their agreement

to secure Mr. Gibson against loss uponKarl's bond. Karl defaulted and the sure-ty compant had to pay the government$4,0b&It sought to collect two-thirds of this

amount from Messrs. Sheahan and Mc-Lee-d, the other bondsmen, but the Court ofAppeals holds that they were entitled tothe indemnity the company agreed to giveGibson.The appellate court sustained also the

judgment of the court below in the case ofW. F. Holtzman against William G. Doug-lass for possession of the lot occupied byRichard Rothwell as a stone yard.

Columbia Historical Society.A meeting of the Columbia Historical

Society was held last evening at the resi-dence of the president, Dr. J. M. Toner.A paper giving an account of Peter Casa-nave, who was mayor of Georgetown in1792,and a substantial citizen of that place,was read by Mr. J. L. Duhamel. Mr. Casa-nave Invested In property both in this cityand in Georgetown and the facts giVen inregard to the location of the- lots and theprices at that time, which constituted a

good portion of the paper, formed an in-teresting historical contribution.A sketch was given of the progress in the

evolution of the scientific societies of thiscity by Prof. Marcus Baker, the secretaryof the society. He spoke of the organiza-tion of the Philosophical Society in 1871,Prof. Henry being the first president, andthen traced the . gradual formation of thevarious societies devoted to specialties,such as the anthropological, biological andothers. He spoke of the movement towardthe confederation of a number of these so-cieties and the organization of a commis-sion composed of the representatives ofeight societies.Remarks were made by Prof. Cleveland

Abbe, Mr. Spofford, Dr. Busey and others.A suggestion was made In regard to a con-federation which should include all of thelearned societies of the city, and Prof.Baker said that he would be glad to havethe matter brought to the attention of therepresentatives of the societies.

Drum Corp. nnd the Old Guard.Hundreds of friends crowded National

Rifles' Armory last evenIng to particIpateIn a complimentary testimonial to the OldGuard and the Mount Pleasant DrumCorps. Capt. J. M. E2dgar opened the ex-ercises with a short address, in which hethankred his hearers for their attendance.An enjoyable musical and literary programwas then rendered by the following: Prof.Scharf's Juvenile Orchestra, Mrs. J. L.Davis, Master Arthur Plant, the MountPleasant Brass Quartet, Mr. GJeorge O'Con-nor, the Mount Pleasant Drum and BugleCorps, Prof. John Crossley, Masters Plantand Walters, Dr. Thomas Calver, MissCorinne Hay. Miss Jeannie Haywood, Mrs.J. E. Engle, Miss Nellie Engle, Mrs. J. B.Lockwood, Master Willie Bloyd, Mr. Ed-ward Walsh, Mr. Kenneth O'Connor andMrs. Rosenberg-Weber.

Policeman in Danger.Policeman Quinlan of the third precinct

figured in a lively fight near the K streetbridge about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon,and had not several officers from this sideof the creek gone to hIs assistance hewould now probably be in bed under thecare of a physician. A number of youngmen who spend much time about thestreets of "Foggy Bottom" were orderedto break up their alleged dIsorderly gath-ering, and 'it became necessary for theofficer to make an arrest. James Hickeywas the one arrested, and he resisted ar-rest to the extent that the officer waskicked several times, but he was not badlydIsabled, for he was able to appear incourt this morning to prosecute the case.The prisoner was charged wIth assault,but he defnanded a jury trial, and thecase went over.

C. and 0. Specialties.Safety-Block system of sIgnals. 75 to

100-pound steel rails. Iron and stone super-structures. EverythIng up to date. Com-fort-Magnificent vestibuled trains, withmodern Pullmans, dining cars, electriclIghts and steam heat. Pleasfare-A pano-rama of battlefields and points of Interest,mountains, rivers and canons. 400 milesof matchless, scenery viewed from luxu-rious ebservation car. Polite attention enroute and prompt arrival at destination.Tickets and Pullman locations obtained atticket offices, 513 and 1421 Pennsylvaniaavennu e

Grand Opera House.-"The District Attor_ney." a drama of today In four acts, byCharles Klein and Harrison Gray riske,was given its first Washington presentationlast night at the Grand Opera House, witha very good audience, which did not all getthere In time, much to the annoyance ofthose who were prompt. When it did allget in, and caught the spirit of the play,It was well satisfied. -if not vedcferously so,for this play is not loud, but deep. Theplot applies to and grows out of the prac-tical politics of any city in the land, butnow especially of New York. John Strat-ton (Mr. Courtleigh). a "reformer." by theway, has been elected district attorney bythe "ring," and he Is engaged to be mar-ried to Grace Grainerd (Miss Annie Irish),daughter of Matthew Brainerd (Mr. FrankMordaunt). a contractor, grown rich onhis "pull," and a leading than in the"ring," but not suspected of dishonesty byStratton. Stratton marries, gnd he and hiswife are greatly interested In the story toldthem just before the wedding, by HelenKnight (Miss LAzzie Hudson Collier). whosesweetheart, Frank Pierson (Mr. Morgan). isin Sing Sing for forgery, confessed.by him,in order to get a large sum of money fromthe "ring," whose leaders agree to get himout and pay him for thus sgving them.They refuse to act and he tells his story,and Stratton is at once hedged -in by hissense of duty as an official, his love for hiswjfe, and her appealsato him to save herfather.In that ti the intensity of the situation,

and while It Is powerful enough, In a way,It lacks the profounder -depths of .manyother plays in very nearly the .same linesof the emotional. ..The sentiment neversinks to the level of the sensational, al-though in the hands of less ejpable andartistic players it might easily db so, andIt is probably this sense of the play's pos-sibilities in that directipr which producesa sense of something lacking, when theyare not permitted to develop themselves.The cast is unusualiy strong. Mr. Court-leigh is an excellent study: Mr. Mordaunt'sBrainerd is the strongest character In theplay, and he .fills its requirements admir-ably; bright in action and In talk are Mr.Abbe and Miss Adele Ritchie. and a typical"ward heeler" Is Mr. Odell Williams' Dan-iel McGrath. The young women In thecast are most attractive personally, andtheir gowns ate as pretty a's fashion plates.Mr.- Fawcett's General Ruggles is a bluffand natural character. and Mr. Eddinger's"tough" is tough. In many respects "TheDistrict Attorney" is out of the rut of playsof its class, and the Interest in it growsconstantly, with a final culmination, whichis prompt, efficacious and untheatrical. al-though amply dramatic -to be in keepingwith what has preceded it.New National Theater.-"Lady Clancar-

ty" was produced at the New NationalTheater last night and merited the markof appreciation liberally bestowed by a

large audience. The play Is. one of themany good ones from 'the pen of TomTaylor, though by no means the best, andis distinguished by dis:retion in the em-ployment of dta:atic effects as well asliterary finish. It differs from the line ofproductions with which the Kendals haveidentified themselves In the American mind,being strongly romantic-Indeed, almostmelodramatic. The intAlligebt presentation.which it enjoys In its every detail preventsthe Impression of hackneyed heroics whichmight occasionally arise. The play Ismounted with remarkable liberality. thesettings for each scene taking rank asgenuine works of art. It is to the sumptu-ous and tasteful scenic display that theperformance owes much of its success withan intelligent audience, such as the Ken-dals, because of the high standard theyhave maintained in a majori-y of theirproductions, may always expect. NeitherMr. Kendal nor Mrs. Kendal is familiarto play-goers in the lines of characterportrayal which they essayed last night,and it is rather a tribute to their triumphselsewhere than a derogation of their meritshere to say that both are more happy -inother things. The excellence of the pro-duction as fo stage setting, costuming andcast enable this production of "Lady Clan-carty" to command indisputable'*recogni-tion as a noteworthy artistic enterprise.Academy of Music.-"The County Fair,"

which opened at the Academy last night,is a standby, and the interest in it is al-ways alive. The Abigail Prue made sogreat by Neill Burgess is now quite ac-ceptably .taken by Marie Bates, and Abigailgoes right along as a favorite with every-body who meets her. Otis Tucker was doneto the life by Mr. Le Brasse, and the irre-pressible Taggs found a fitting exponent inKitty Beck. H. F. Roberts. another Wash-ington artist, rides the winning horse, and,of course, is the biggest man on the track.The race was a success, the singing at thehusking bee and all the other well-knownand popular features of this most popularplay came out distinctly and in excellentform, and there was no mistake made bythe audience in enjoying it all and givingthe players the evidence of 'its approval inloud and dontinued applause.Butler's Bjou Theater.-Mr. Dan McCar-

thy's reappearance took place last nightand the house was crowded. The romanticIrish drama, "The Pride of Mayo," was thepay, and it possesses many points of inter-est, and opportunities for good acting arenumerous. Mr. McCarthy, as the herowasfull of vivacity -and humor, and capturedhis audience with his natural and consci-entious acting. The supporting company isa good one; Miss Lou Ripley, the soubrette,being exceptionally bright and pleasing.The rougher fun came from James Touheyand Charles Saunders. One of the attrac-tions was the dancing of Master Sproesserand Miss Sadie Humphreys, the' littleWashington favorites. Saturday afternoontkere will be a special matinee for chil-

Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The RussellBrothers' Comedians was the attraction atKernan's Lyceum Thester last night, and,as usual, an immense crowd was in attend-ance. Last night the stars were in thebest of humor, and firnished such anamount of humor that the audience en-deavored to keep them on the stagethroughout the evening. The remainder ofthe company Is above the average. LittleBonnie Thornton Is one of the best serio-comics on the stage, and does her workvery cleverly. Will H. Fox Id anotherclever performer, with original, grotesqueideas, and with much musical ability.Agiong the other specialties are Whitingand Shepard; Hastings and Marion, Intheir sensational road to ruin race scene.and Thomas O'Brien and Clara Havel, inthe newsboy's courtship. The program con-cluded with a farce In two scenes, called"Clarice," in which .Tames Russell, as theprima donna, and the entirs company ap-peared."The Redemption" Tonight.-For the first

time Washington music lovers will havethe opportunity of listening to Gounod'soratorio, "The Redemption," tonight andtomorrow evening, at the First Congrega-tional Church. This is the first choral workof Gounod that the Choral Society has pro-duced. and It will prove interesting to allwho are more familiar with the great com-poser's better known composition, his opera"Faust," The music is tuneful throughout,and in additIon to this the subject is onewhich, especially at this seasor, will appealto many who would not be attracted per-haps by the music Itself. The productionwill partake largely of a religious song

service. The soloists for this evening are

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May L. Corby, -30 Ema Zeh, Mr...D. Mcaland, 3M Wm. -.. CanMeld Mr.Chas. L M. Sker0, M abernard A. Ryan,Mr. H. M. PajlXMr. -i ias. F. Roberts.Those for tomorser e wim be Mse.lamanche . .Ma*ly. anna CraigHills. Mr. W. ZwEwrea, Mrs. Jennie B.Brown, -Miss- CMjdrus, 'IBM MabelJ. Colby, Man a . Miss HarrietteMay Kastner, T, mUlams Pearman.Mr.' Chas. L. X. Mr. Eugene 31Stdvens, Mr. F P.beside, Mr. -.Thomas.The 1Bahen Be t.--tl spicuous among

the musical evenibiof the present week isthe testimonial euaert, sttich will be givenon Thursday evenb. Ifor-the benefit of Mr.George D. Baden; the plbcky young half-back- of the Ge etower University foot.ball team. who 1fts Itagred so seriouslyat the Thanksgtyag' day game. Through-nut the long winter he .has been at theEmergency Hospital, his only glimpses ofpleasure being flying visits from his fel-low students. The concert *iUL take placeat Metzerott's Music Hall next Fridayevening. Among the patronesses are thewives of Chief Justice Fuller, JusticeField. Justice White, Justice Brown. ex-Chief Justice Waite, Mrs. John Floyd Wag-gaman and Mrs. James Kerr. Those whowill take part In the program are Mr's.Thomas C. Noyes, Mr. Herman Rakemann,Mr. John Porter Lawrence, Mr. WilliamsPearman, Mr. Hubbard Smith, Mr. CondeNast, Mr. Ed. Walg,. the PhilharmonicQuartet and Mrs. H.. H. Mills, Mrs. A.Craig Hills, the Tuxedo Quartet of ChI-eago. the- Georgetown University Glee,Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar clubs, the CO-lumblan University Banjo -ad Mandoln-clubs. The seats.are selling rapidly, and abrilliant success,- musically. and financially.is assured.Mrs, Brown's Reaalings.-Tonight M5.

Clara Bell Brown 1Wll r'ad from her poemsand sketches at Metserott Hall. She wilhe assisted by Miss Jennie O'Neill -Potter.Sig. Mariano Maina, and Profs. Wm. Wa-.decker and Harry Wheaton, Howard. Mrs.Brown has won hIghrpraise for her literarywork, and mqny of her stirring war poemswill gain new linterest by her reading them.She has- a wide circle of friends; and thehall should be crowded.

SM1EiGLltD OPIM. '

Chinese Laundries in Baltimore Raid-ed by Government Oficers.

Word has been received here thatia partyof government officegs, under the lead o'fSpecial Treasury Agent W. L. Rose, raid-ed 'several Chinese laundries and stores InBaltimore yesterday- and captured a largequantity of opium. alleged to have beensmuggled. Three 'Chinamen. Wong Lul,Lee and Kee, were arrested- on the chargeof smuggling and were held In $1,500 ballfor a hearing before a United Statea com-missioner. It is said that the suspicion wasdirected against the Chinese merchantsofBaltimore by the finding of a number ofcans of adulterated opium, known as "sec-onds," In Washington. The persons onwhom this opium was found said that theyhad purchased the drug from ChinamenIn Baltimore, and gave several addresses ofestablishments, whith Mr. Rose afterwardvisited. The opium seized in Washingtonwas unstamped. but -otherwise- bore theappearance of the genuine article.According to Special Agent Rose many

Chinese merchants in Baltimore are deal-ing unlawfully In opium and frequentlyadulterate. it for their own gain and thedetriment of the purchaser. He says theysucceed In opening ease of pure opiumwithout destroying the safmp. Then theyscrape the opium 9pes ih their "dens" andmix the scrapings with pure -opium andsome other substce, packing It again inthe stamped can- and selling it for theprice of the pure artlcle.a

The Geosae Lesry Sold.The National Eeambamt Company of

Washir.gton, D. C., and Norfolk, Va., haspurchased the steamer George Leary, oneof the well-known Potoame and Chesa-peake bay boats. She WAS rebuilt In 1878,when she was first-placed on the line fromthis city to Norfdk. Vat In 1892 she wasoverhauled and provided with an electricoutfit. She Is licensed to carry 400 nightpassengers and 1.00 day passengers, SheIs. to be usedoforrezcursioipurposes, andwill run to -GlymOnt, Rocky Point, CliftonBeach and Colonial Beach, beginning May1. The National Steamboat Company, whichhas now purchased, the steamer GeorgeLeary, was organized in this city January14 last. The president is Mr. Daniel B.Webster. The sale was made by W. H.Thomas, Ferdinand D. Lee and J. H. Gray.

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ments in the police department are to oc-car at the beginning of the Al year,-Juy3. because of the Increase granted in thecongressional appropriation bUl. Ten newpatrolmen and-dne inspector are to be ap-pointed, and there are already a numberof applicants in the Eld. Under the law,the inspector will betaken from the ranks.but,. it ins aAdthatnone of the lieunntswant the p e n as the work of theinspector is street duty at night, and con-slats of wecnhag the patrolmen and ser-geants to see that they perform their dutyand do not violate the rules of the depart-ment. The promotion of one man will rEe-cessarily make room for others along theline, and several $M men will be promoted]to the i5o class, and one officer will be madesergeant. In almost every precinct there Isa sergeant who has an eye on the lieuten-ancy, and among these. are Sergt.- Shill-ing, Falvey, Daley, Myers, Byrnes, Keefeand others. Recently promotions of this 4kind have been made from the first pre-cinct, and rumor has it that *his precinctwill get this one.

The 'Golden Cross.Grand Commander Perry has announced

that the fourteenth annul session of theGrand Commandery, United Order of the 1

Golden Cross. will be held at Golden CrossHall, No. 816 Pennsylvania avenue south-east, on Thursday evening, April 11. Im-portant measures will be acted on at thissession, and the ggnd coimmander' desiresa full attendance. A large number of newmembers .w be admitted. Offcers forthe'coming term willbe elected. includinga representative to the Supreme Commnd-ery, which hneeta In May next.At the last meetin of St. John's Com-

mandery two applications for membershipwere received. and a withdrawal card wasgranted to Dr. R. Ravenburg to connecthimself with National Commandery. Afterthe regular business was transacted GrandCommander Perry took the chair and anInteresting description of the duties ofkeepers of records, financial keepers ofrecords and treasurers was participated inby the officers of the several commanderlespresent Visitors were present from Good-will. Meridian, Capital, AnacostlA, Poto--mac and Trinity Commanderies.

Bunt'sr PrIc Take Another Drop.5-lb boxes Finest Creamery Butter, $.40.

D. Wn. Oyster, 840 Center Market.-Advt.

Strong NervesDepend upon pure, rich, red, nourishing,strength-giving blood. The nerres derivetLelr eustenance from the blood and whenthey are weak it Is because they do not re-

.eive the nourishment needed. The truecore for nervousness will not be found inopiate or sedative compounds. These onlyallay the symptoms.

Hllood'sSarsaparillaRemoves the cause by purifying and enrich-hng the blood, giving to it just those qual-ities which are de'nuded for the propersupport of the nervous system. Hundredsof women who once suffered from nervous-

ness, write that they have taken Hood's

Sarsaparilla and nervousness has disap- Tpeared. This was because Hood's Sarsa-parila purifed their blood.

oiHOOD'S PIJB act harmoniously with

Hood's Sarsaparlla. 25c.

SKINS ON FIRE

With asm.dng ecesemas and other itching, burning,bleeding. scsly, blotchy and pimply skin and scalpdiseases, are instantly relieved and speedily cured

by the celebrated CUTICURA uEMIES, the

greatest akin cures, blood purifiers and humor rem-

edies of modern times. Sold throughout the world.

We Reglaze Show Cases.S-saove you the freight you pay when

* them out of town-saie you in* the cost of work. Bent Glass of every

.* * ort. A Postal wM bring u.Chas. E. Hodgkin, 913 7th,'Glass Expert." IbS-IId

We'lleOtrust

0 YOU9,0ir-fcr all the PUW.N-TURnE - CAR" S -Dllht~MM-wroV= -

BABY CARRIGS, etc.,your bousnl hold, The

"EquitableCreditSyst--m@banks on the integrity

of snankind. You donet* have to own a block of

houses to get accommo-dation from us. Yourwordlissgoodas your

bod Don't make anybones" about running anaccount with us. Itwon't cost anytl.ing ex-

tra--and you can makeweekly or monthly pay-

-mernts essy enough, That's

House & Herrmann,917,919, 921 and

g,923 7th St. g636 Mass. Avea@

mbl-Sid-tf.

IOur xii of-Orienftal Rugs

* * see lt to ho the finest in the city.*5*** All the Suer end desirable patterns* * * are to b~e seen here, and put at a* * * price that'll enable you to do big1*** * *boring for b.,utile paying.

H.f. Daghistanlian &Co.

~kIn convenient 'A. %A or 1-lb. pkgs.Guaranteed Pure.'By Martin Gillet & Co., the oldest

Beecham's Pills are for -uilIousness, bilious head-iched A heartburn,rpid i dizziness, sick p.m

leadache, bad taste In the mrnouth, coated tongue, 1os'fappetite,sallowskin,etc., -a

vhen caused by constipa-.Ion; andconstipation Isthenest frequent cause of all ""

if them. vI.

-Go by the book. Pills e.Aoc. and 25c. a box. Book .

ree at your druggist's or Dvrite B. P. Allen Co., 365Uanal St., N#ew York. N

NNUAL BAI.SMOBU THAN MMA BOE.ave.

CITY ITFMR& NTry a bo tl ofur rih a.d crsty Poet,nll Wts.,0c., or Pure Rye Whioy. s yeas.Id. -qt., or Holland Gin, medicinal, 50e. MioL Our Rock and Rye (home-namde We.ot. Galden Catawba, 25r-c hot. All Oweoods we sell warranted.it P. R. WILJON, q34 7th at. n.w.

Throat biseases. commence with abuh.Cld rBr Throat. -Browns SOLronhiafrche~ Im1mediate relief. abPhilis' DIgesithIe Cs... contaias. alslie nutritiu and tat-producing ppi i

'Roxal Gine" Mends Eweaythisg, 10..-Ja12-ootf _____

Ear Telephones-a marvelous cure foreatness, very small d not observed.. D.

T.WALFORD, 477 ave. n.w. mb2-3tbu

AMUSEMENTS. -atViolets, THE FINEST!

9.0ah THE SWENi11PTTe,1. a raldred now.t Btifnl Seeciotheir kind-fresh cut-lasting.--e so for 66Cae or owere. What we'll give you-we'llgieYOU the best.GUDE & BRO., 1I F ST. InHeadquarters for Jonquils and -Res. M

97SEE THE WONDERFUL u

BAND G1P1DRILL P1-seenesP nHort's "Enk White91Flag," as now exhibited with andwithout orchestral aceumpanimmat inthe marrelousKineto-Oraphophone,. -

-which 1. a combinatio of te Kini. A-eape and Graphophone. Lvig peopleand moving ohjects arn vividly repro-duced while in motion.Open day and night.

COLUMBIAPhonograph Co., CO

mh5-2t 91 PA. AVE. 5Ran

ERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER.ALL THIS WEE.

"ErUBN OF THE FAVORITE" ogn

Russell Brothers' s

COMEDIANS. Mg10-FEATURE ACTS.-10

Next Week-ROBT. FITESIMMONS AND H1SHI)WN COMPANY. mh4t T

toffl THEATIR. SEAT, 25e AND W0e. th

a Tues. Thurs. and St. 10M u THISWri AMEICAS8Favorite Irish C4median.

AN McCarthy D

jINUIT".PRIDE OF MAYO. i

Next Week-THE TORNADO. mah4-t

] RAND OPERA HOUSE.EDWARD H. ALLEN. MANAGER.

VENINGS AT H WEDN]IEDAY AND SATURDAYMATIElB AT3.

THEDISTRICT la-

ATTORNEY,'HELATEST NEW YORK SUCCiS, AS plO.DUCED BY T. HENERT FRENCH AT

THE AR'ImA THEATER ANext Week-LUI.rAN RUSSEEL. uh-tUILDERS' EXCHANGE RAIL, Of

FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH S. IS,At 8:15 o'chd. ByREADINGS -

(t. the Mutainee Dialect

op.n%r. John Fox, Jr., -

D.AUTHOR OF p

:'A Mountain Europa" (Century Magaine). so'A Cumberland Vendetta- (Century Magazine).-

' The Last Stetson"' (Unpublished). &c.iekets.......................OW Donarmh2-t* On Sale at Metsrott'. -

ROF. 3. B. CALDWELL'S DANCNG CLAMMon. ad Fri. evenings. 7W vaintolssons. THEl

*te.Addrs 40"o.NJ.cv. an C w.

".Th

Rt.

"The Redemption," .

rhe Choral Society =

UINDER THE DIRECTION O1F

PROF. JOSE KASP'AR.

FIB8I' CONGREGATIONALs CHURCH,

30th and G treets. Wi

TUEAY AND WEDNEDAY EVENINGS.,

March 5 and 2. I

Reserved seats, 50 and 75 cents and $1, at Droop

IaTrillby"

Is here.

-- crowd at the art galeries of 1am.s M.-- -n ehibi in our rear aller all nx

edly the most pef-t te o r

---Hamilton. M.D., prooncsIt an apm ol

VEERIHOFF'Sialleries, 1217F St.

Mschoff Course,o8-O.Sees..safm , AshOm s Gm.S

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da O.m.w.-M. A&i r.M. ..-=.

. kO-Mr Fhed a.nt m

r. J. W. Blschoff.el sea at WR~ jEate Store SW Pal

e..r" .ee .uas

W NATIONAL 11MAI..

.KENDALWttaba lwoewf mna at momn~-

adyclancarty.S.t.~.....-... . T-ianrMKat.M SUOlbM TAiURA

da, Mxtft (frewe.....A WarWar Pra. M., P. le.. . .at ,.

t Woek-430L BUM 115J Rl&eftw

fou Congressmen shouldy a "Baby Grand"aphophone to delight theme folks, or to loan or.lt out to "church fais,"harityconcerts,"&c.,and:dentally make a littlemney. Grand Investmenty wayyou look at It. Seeabout this amw "Babyand" Oraphophone.ILUMBIAIONOGRAPH CO.,SPa. Ave. ._

WEMY. * PER U, S, 1 AND, S,we. am S&L. 'qV 26r. amd uSp- roamyI

PABEWU, KEGAGEW o

Neil Burgess'TE

,ounty Fair.aMrM .CHANW*fa AND SGM 2MO0EEW SON. NEW DAN

'homughbred Raceflorsesthwe-rtera at a vane in t =a

Vt% .t the a.em..XT WIK-A RAILROAD EEI'. .-

bhobL aig. 3K. Smat 8L 6m.wethei Brat nn8ni hj le

Ich WiniheblIheW=Caron Ii".DN-IWDAY EVENING NKT AT 5P.M.T.Lowing artist. will a Pea: Mb. Mad& K.

.e1.T.F=.

RO. .mir mb . mAADEaT..-eobirea o -. m oft Ter r

d. Dan.in B-ahen

2S per - -ace .

At Enr the balnme at me

IOIGAL TO1

heoH DH BaheInjee hM-bath of fte tu ban bft= 4W

imbWa Dnhinltw, mowar th mpkU g atfDepart-ont.

Thursday Evening,March 7th.,

iEntertainmentthe Highest Orderthe Best Local Talent.-

-al a.i. oS. ..Rem.. 15. .a.

OR SMIe at MetOWI otte Shie Deunat T p.m. PErf me at . 14

ALL"N D2E UMTM" AGAIUEaN"As.. ..eMm"a

LEICTUEE&A cOUnUE Or ADD. .

Umber the10 aURCHMAN-S I A TUR DW.TRICT POWRAOa 'THE CHRIETIAN MAN."

r. Geo. Wi.Daui.Di..,SB.T.., t. 5e.'

. CIS~TIAN MAN IN 1THE PAns."Bev. Wilim Paret. D.D.. L.D., G.th at

..l.Nuda March 19.~ CIITLN AYINTHE FAmLT.

U RBIANNiB*.Wan D. 3.81... D.D., Tna~r (mreh,fe.No aeetai.The pchbic cebedI

EXCURSIONS, &c.grirANrKC MAGrU

'@ MGUL1T VER~NGN,

dal n .hea rteolmig g goub gg G__.g-o trehh . . at betet

rn. (fI-t. L. L. SLAr.am (pt.

STORAGE.

You Want toII Purniture Quick

i t to '3to ante. A dtiaiv.HB'RaiTH'E.'S M0. 58 a.a medOm.6lTE SrOBAGE WAREHO Y.S~a IEION.ht builig e.mrt roam;s rate. S10.. A 225aem Pa. ave, smw. Te.i.E-tt

IE CONCORD HARNESS.UTZL & AL0,

637 Pm.. ave., anaine Natiame Ht.L

1-151

n't ThrowAway a Gown

ie tan ole.eoranan it .