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SPECIAL NMCES. "Mee of THE NATIONA TY1' IltAPHIC COMPANY. Tribune t-taiding. NEW YOrRK. lhembler 31.

IIt The awnsal m-eting of the steekbolders of the Natlr'aal Typerraphic Company will be held at Rooms lou- 1i6. '17if une buildin New York city. at I o'cloik cf. Go the THI SATURDAY of Janary. ietre being the 1611.

day of the numth. for the election of directors for the enruting year and the tvarsoeto of such other businem PS may be bonulTr Iwfore I'. dRI.j7&14 JAM14 4). CLEHANE, Secretary. 31 ST fi' SO)MEFAMObUS DELi'ACIESI.

A big shipment Westphalia Hamo (Westfaelifsher chlnchen) and Pommraiuan GuuAn BraDst iPommerscbe Gaenserust). We'll 0 you any Drop postal or telephone 1.1. 570r Broth1e Live anl Steamenl Oysters are omwidered the finest in town. VRITZ REtTElt' Hivri. AND RESTAURANT, ST.

AND PA. AVE. 431-9d THE JILl''S LA.S1tUR4H FURNITURE AND CARPET c'. to temporily located at THE-EXCHANGB, 1331 and MS: St. opposite the old ite of the RINK.

All partiles indebted to the comprny are repuested to call at above number at cure a id -ttle tl.eir lndebtedness. Owing to the total loss of entire stock. we are greatly in need of Esefy. and will aprectate your prompt settlemoeat. THE J1-LIUS i.ANSBURGH N1M itE AND CARPEIT CO'.

dd30-tf THIE ANNUAL 3IEETING OF THE WrOCKHOLDera of the Erkington and Soldiers' Home Railway Company. for the election of nine directors to serve for the eoming year. will be held at the olee of the company. 13th and 1) sta n.e.. WahlIgton.

D. on Wednesday. January 13th. 1807, between the hours of 12 noon and 2 o'clock p.m. 4e6-15t D.

M. NEWBOLD. President. THE WEP END NATIONAL BANK. Washington, D.

C. The annual meeting of the above bank for electime of directors will be held TUESDAY. January 12. 187. Polls open from 12 to p.m.

(CHAS, P. WILLIAMS. de21.2S,31.j2,9.11 Cashier. A COMPEIITIVE EXAMINATION FUR THE POsition of junior assistant resident physician of Columbia Hospital will be held at the hospital JANUARY 5. 17, 7:90 p.m.

Applicatlona should be addressed to the undersigned. iNt. F. Secretary of Medical Staf, dei9-eo2w 2426 Pa. are.

n.w. 0 ST. MSRKEr WILL BE OPEN THULRSDAY. Dec. 31.

from 12 o'clock m. until 9 p.m.. and Friday morniog, Jan. 1. WASHINGTON.

D.C.. Dlecemher ln. Notice Is hereby given that th- osual quarterly dividend of one-half 311p per cent on the capital stock of the AMLRICAN SETURITY AND TRiST COMPANY will he paid to the btockholders of reccrd on DEC4EMIB 1. 1l9, payable January 9. 197.

ard tiat the transfer hoNN of the en pary will be closed January 1 to 9. 1M7. Inclusive. JAM. F.

HOOD, Seretary. d30-St SPECIAL A MEETING OF THE DIrectors of the West End National Bank, held December 22, 1896. the usual quarterly dividend of per cent was declared, payable to stockholders of record December 2k, IML Transfer books closed December 30 to January 13. CHAS. P.

WILLIAMS, Cashier. de23.24,26,28.30&31 PARTNERSHIP OF A- 3. McKEE 1108 STREET N.W. We. Albert J.

McKee. as general partner, and Frank Smith (who has contrihted the Sam of as special partner, have formed a limited partnership to manufacture and deal in surgical and dental supplies, cutlery. commencing DECEMBER the 7th 1806. and terminating NOVEMBER the 10th. imP.

ALBERT 3. McKEE, FRANK E. SMITH. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF TIIE Capital Traction Company for the election of will be held at the oce of the comDpany. Central Power Station, on WEDNBSDAY, the 12th of January, 1897.

The polls will be opened at 10 a.m. and closed at 12 m. 0. T. DUNI.OP.

Preeeient. C. M. KOONEt. Secretary.

de28-14t WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY. The annal meeting of the stockholders of the Washlagten Market Company will be held at the olee or the company in Center Market. in the city of Waablin, at 12 o'clock noon on the FISr MONDAY BlEING THE FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1807. for the choice of thirteen directors to serve the ensUilng year, and to act an any other subject within the power of the cor poratIon that may come before the meeting. S.

W. CURRIDEN, Secretary. Washington D. Dec. 20.

1806. de21-td HAVE YOUR FURN-TUTE REPAIRED AND FINished at WALTER'S. 903 at. n.w. Also furiture packed for shipment.

All work tirst-clea at panie prices. THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE FIREMEN'S INsurace Company of Washington and Georgetown will meet at this odice on MONDAY, Jtary 4. between the hours of 11 am. and 12 for the of electing thirteen directors for the snigyenr. de21t C.

W. HOWARD, Secretary. ACL KINDS OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICEM Purchased at INVESTMENT PRICE T. D. HADDAWAY, 116 7 St.

Washington, D.C. CLEVELAND PARIR Beautiful and healthful. Call or send for boklet. O89ce. 610 14th at.

('FFICE OF THE MUTUAL FE INSURANCE Company of the District of Columbia. WASHINGTON, Dee. 18g. Pelley eld'ers of this ompany are hereby sollSe that al A8olletes will expire on the LAST MONDAY IN DW iEBER 2Nth instant) at 6 O'clock p.m. Renewa fr the year 1897 will be without aesment.

P10icies most be indorned ar renewal eertificate he obtained to eontinue in force. Please attend without delay and avoid the crowd. SAMlCtEL C. WILSON, Secretary. 4e7-22t -I TOLI YOU Io." Osborne Hoban's Table de Hote, from 4 ail the biggest thig of the kind Washigtoe.

50 cents; with small bottle of wine, a tents. del-In GARBAGE SERVICE-GARBAGE WILL BE COLelcted twice a week In Washington city and wbarbs util Anril 15, l89. no6 3. N. WARFIELD.

Cintractur. DAILY EXPREN TO AL.LANDRIA. Trunks. boxes, Paebages, rates and contracts far merchants. MOV ANYTHING.

MERCHANTS' PARCE, DUIVERY 920-931 1 n.w. Tel. no. del-l Your Home Can Be Made More Valuable -by the ad-litlon of large plate glaw wnsdowa. It any time you wantel to sell you wo4ld hee7e a larger sm with tnis improvement than you would be rebe' It us furnish the plate glass and workmabnhIp.

The lowness of nw -ill eurprie you. Chas. E. Hodgkin, 913 7th. Glt.as.

I'inats, )lne. Varnishes, Butiers' Harware, etc. 481i-164 "I never disappoInt." We Are our Lawyers' and Patent A ttorneys' Briefs. We aim to make them the standard lor every' other printer to go by. Our Briefs are rapidly becoming receoned as the beat an.f'og th disclie Black'etene.

Let us prirst ye ure. 90 cents a B'iRtN m. ADAI printer." 512 11th at. datl-led Ready for More Orders! are now ready for new orers. Anl orders taken previous to the dieantrous lere which com wrecked our planing hebenpromptly executed.

New machinery has just been added to our new lnng mnil ist 4th at. s.e.). which ann us to do better work at lower prices than forerey! let ta ertimtate on your Lumber' ed THIOS. W. SMITH, Mlain oce.

lat and lad. are. 'Phone 217. Mtl and tharves, foot 4th at s.c. 'Phone 1151.

Ledgers, LAtna BOif -f Recordsery business. If we Journals, rer, Day Bo ks famou llthSt. POPE-LAR-PRICH) N1ATIONERS. dan-144 The Cold That Clings --Is mare than yot Attend to it at once before that dread disease, on. mumption, lays its deadly grasp uon your tthea t.Pr elkef winl -sie faum 'sp w))wldkIe.

$1 qt. JAP. 812 Stt. What Better Holiday Oift Than either an 1896 PA'TERN R(jMBLR at ilsty Daike (trand-new, late preduet and fuly sarassede, or A NEW 1857 RAMBLReqa to asp winid-be $106 hiegelk Ia the wrld-and said at only $80 'Twenty damnrs saved egqah twit, tEal tso3 he way them 8ie up. Largest sterk and hsmt ams tn the ath.

Opsaen imr until after the hsnemap. Jef feryMfg.Co., 125-2 141h st. Dews Tsara Agmuey, disrn 431 30b st. w. There are kots et people wiso would rathbl have a 'tsit ffos the Saturday Star Sftytwo tmes In the year than any other hOB.

day remnsbance you ould think of, 31 een be seat to any eat-of-tows adiress tE the United Staten for the whole year '0 eor. -e dlar. TRINITY'S NEW RECTOR Richard P. Willams the 0a0 the Vestry. Take Charge of the Pariah in February-Am Assistuat Reetor May Ne Provided For.

After about nine morths of constant effort. the vestry of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church have found a successor to the late rector, Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Addison.

The vestry some weeks ago tendered a call to Rev. Richard P. Williams of Montgomery, Ala. Yesterday at noon the senior warden of the church, Mr. Theodo'e 0.

Ebaugh, received a reply from Mr. Williams. stating that he accepts the rectorate of Trinity Church. Mr. Williams conducted both services at the church last Sunday.

and the Monday following had a talk with Bishop Satterlee, and a conference with the vestry of the parish. In the course of the latter he was made thoroughly acquainted with the exact state of affairs in the parish, and was satisfied respecting 'i them. Mr. Williams announces that hn will preach his first sermon in Trinity as its rector the fourth Sunday In He will move his family to Washington, however, a few days earlier, in order to be settled in the rectory before taking charge. It is not known as yet whether there will be a formal institutioi.

according to the rites of the Episcopal Church of the new rector. Rev. Richard P. Williams was born Just forty years ago in New Orleans, but was taken to New York city at the age of by his father. Mr.

Williams received his education there, and then went Into business with his father, who was a cotton broker. While in New York he became a member of Rev. Dr. Alex. Mackay-Smith's church and took a class in the Sunday school, besides evincing great Interest in other portions of the parish work.

After a residence of more than twenty-five years in New York city, he went to Richmond. and was ordained a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church by Bishop Newton of that diocese. For three years he was assistant minister to Dr. Hartley Carmichael at St. Paul's Church, Richmond, and then was called to his present charge.

the Church of the Holy Comforter, Montgomery. Ala. Mr. Williams, besides being a good preacher, is said to have the exceli lent business ability which is necessAry to manage the affairs of such a large parish as old Trinity. In person he is of a short, compact build.

He has a clear voice and possesses an abundance of good fellowship. At the conference Monday between the vestry and the new rector the subject of an assistant minister was considered. It will be remembered that some weeks ago It was announced in The Star that the Rev. Alexander M. Rich, the assistant minister, had resigned.

No action has been taken as yet toward accepting his resignation, and it is said now that an effort is being made to have Mr. Rich reconsider his resignation. While not saying so in so many words, Rev. Mr. Williams Intimated that it will eventually become necessary to have an assistant, and, therefore, as Mr.

Rich has a warm place In the hearts of the congregation, the effort to retain him is distinctly meeting with favor. Good Templars Frateruising. Pioneer, the mother lodge of the Order of Good Templars in Virginia, came over from Falls Church Tuesday evening to exchange courtesies and felicitations with Minehaha, the mother lodge in the District of Columbia. Socially, artistically and otherwise the interchange was gratifying to both families. The visitors were made welcome in a brief address by R.

A. Dinsmore, chief templar, responded to felicitously by J. M. Thorne. A candidate was installed in an impressive manner, the chairs being occupied by officers of Pioneer as follows: George W.

Hawxhurst, C. J. H. Garretson, V. J.

M. Thorne, P. C. Miss Maud R. Rathbun, R.

Mrs. J. M. Thorne, F. Miss Stella Birch, Rev.

D. L. Rathbun, J. H. Marr, Miss Mabel Kerr, D.

Miss Ida Quick, S. J. W. E. Parker, L.D.; J.

L. Hild, sentinel; Miss Maggie Jacobs, and Mrs. M. M. Erwin, pianist.

Among other members from Pioneer were Miss Nellie E. Hawlhurst, G. C. Gaither, Rev. D.

H. RiddIe. Miss Tullie Rawlings, Miss Edith Merry, Miss Fannie Galleher, Upton Galleher, J. H. Brunner, Mrs.

J. W. Taylor, Miss Florence Perrigo, G. W. Bernard and Wilbur Donaldson.

Among other visitors from city lodges were Grand Templar A. E. Shoemaker and Grand Counsellor Jesse C. Suter. Chief Templar Hawxhurst conducted the good of the order.

Addresses were made by J. M. Thorne and Rev. D. L.

Rathbun; piano solo by Miss Erwin, vocal solo by Miss Rawlings, and recitations by Rev. D). H. Riddle and Miss Ida Quick. Choruses, solos and duets were interspersed among the contributions of Pioneers' members, by members of Minnehaha's quartet.

The evening's entertainment was closed with refreshments, served by a committee of the home lodge. Central CUnio Mission In conformity with its annual custom a watch night service will be held in the auditorium at 22Lonisana avenue, this evening from 7:80 to 12 o'clock. Special music, with orchestral accompaniment, under the direction of Mr. G. W.

HavelL. Change of leader every hour. Solos by Mr. Perry of the Crittenton Rescue Band, Miss Kimball, Miss Carrigan, Mr. Evans and others and quartet.

Public invited. The Farms of the Future, Very near the Ideal farm, the farm of the future, is one described In an official report to the State Department by United States Consul Muth at Madgeburg. This is probably the most perfect illustration of the advantages of the liberal ume of electrieity in farming operations, and because of the highly successful workings of the electric system the consul has seen lit to include in his report many details of the character of the plant, the first cost, operating expenses and comparative economy over the use of steam power. The particular farm described is located In Me'cklenburg and a small brook furnishes all of the power needed to run the farmers dynamos, which in turn drive all of his farm machinery, pump his water and light his house and outbuildings. Every operation for which steam or horse power was formerly used Is now performed as well or better by this electric plant, which has also the advantage of being always ready for any call upon it.

The brook is ammeda and with a six-foot fail drives an eighteenherse-power turbine, the prisae mover in the circuit of machinery. CHUBCH NOTICES. WALGG K. CUU.est 3D A 5ISE N.Wateh sigh e'sa. Ses Rev.

Dr. lather ioUNOBx K. MER wateh sight earwis. sata at pgm. Atuie ta wmE2F (iS, WEg Waeb WUeeste at 30 Grm 5a1i 3 U.

1Mb W. THE OFFICIAL XPLANATORY XOTE: Olnervations taken 9 lines of equal air pressure, drawn for lines at equal temperature, drawn for each ten ft snow has fallen during preceding twelve bours. areas of high and low baroaeter. Small arrows NEW YEAR WEATHER. Fair Until Noon, but Rain in the Evening or Night.

Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday-For the District of Columbia and Maryland, fair until Friday noon, threatening weather and rain Friday evening or night; slight changes in temperature; winds shifting to easterly. For Virginia, fair tonight; Friday fair, followed by local showers; winds shifting to northeasterly. Weather conditions and Weneral forecast -The barometer has risen over the lake regions and the Saint Lawrence valley, and has fallen over the southern states and to the west of the Mississippi; it is highest north of the lake regions and lowest over Montana and a second depression covers northern Texas and Indian territory. It is decidedly colder in the Saint Lawrcrce valley and north of the lake regions.

The weather is generally cloudy this morning in the southern states, with heavy rains in the southwest. Light local showers are reported from the lake regions an( south Atlantic states. The weather continues fair in New England and the middle Atlantic states. The irdications are that the weather will be generally cloudy, with showers from western New York southwestward to the lower Mississippi valley. Fair weather will continue on the Atlantic coast until Friday morning, but the cloudiness will increase FOUR WICKED BOYS.

Accused in the Police Court of Stealing and of Highway Robbery. Vagrancy was the charge today in' the Police Court against four diminutive colored boys, George Jackson, Harry Russel, James Barry and Ernest Crown, and the hearing discloscd a case of youthful wickedness. "About 4 o'clock this morning," stated Policeman Flathers to the court, "I noticed these boys with several others attempting to break into a bread box in front of a store on 13th street near street. I gave chase and captured them. From their records they might be classed as notorious criminals." "I also know these boys," said Policeman Sullivan.

"rhey hang about the Center market and are all bad characters. In my opinion Jackson is the biggest thief in town." "You mean the smallest, don't you, Mr. Sullivan?" remarked Prosecuting Attorney Pugh. "Jackson is a highway robber," continued Policeman Sullivan. "He Is in the habit of 'holding up' s'nail bcys and relieving them of money.

knives and the like. What is more, he boasts of it." The boys did not deny the charge. Jackson was sent to the work house for three ironths, and he retired In high glee. Barry and Crown were committed to the reform school during minority. Similar action was about to be taken in regard to Russel when his mother entercd a plea in his behalf.

"I'll punish him, judge," she said. "I promise to larrup him till the blood flows." "Don't carry it to that extreme," replied the court, "but give him a whipping that he will remember and I'll let him off this time." As Russel left the room in the wake of his thoroughly incensed mother his manr-er indicated that he would much rather spend his minority in tne reform school than go through the ordeal that confronted him. POLICE OFFICER HATHAWAY DEAD. For Several Years Past He Was on Duty at 11th and Streets. Policeman Louis B.

Hathaway, who has been a member of the plice force, died this morning shortly before noon at his home, No. 438 1st street northeast. During his thirteen years of service he has done duty in the first precinct, and has never been before the board on charges. Recently he has becn detailed for duty at the corner of 11th and streets. He was fifty-two years old, and was a native of Ohio.

While serving on the pollce force he made a host of friends. About a year ago a local artist, who had seen him at his po'bt of duty, painted a large portrait of him, showing his long gray beard. This painting, which was entitled 'A Guardian of the Peace," was exhibited in several store windows. The deceased had been sick several weeks with stomach trouble. A detail of officers will attend his funeral.

Reid as Accessory. Lissie Williams has been held as an accessory- to the attempted poisoning of the Young family of Unity on December 21 at Rockville. She was given a hearing before Judge Henderson. On a writ of. habeas corpus the judge held her in default of $500 hail to await the action of the grand jury.

The evidence did not bring Out whether she knew what use the James girl was going to make of the Paris green she gave her or not. Electric Locomotion in Europme. Electric iocomotian is gaining groond in Europe, though by no means as rapidly as in the United States, anal in all Europe at the close of 1895 tliere -were but 131 electric roads, having a total mileage of Thomas Ewing Moore, United States'commercial agent at Weimar, Germany, has supplied some interesting facts and statistics on this to the Des-artment. He says that Getrmany stands fore-. most in Euoein elettric railway construction, with 252 miles, almost half of the total in Europe.

France has 82 miles, Great Britain and Ireland 4lUM, Austria 44, Switzerland 5, Ita.v Servia, Russia, Belgium and Spain but from 6 to and the rerpalning' European oountries less than. 5 miles each. But twelve of the 111 lines are 'underground trolleys and eigh aceteniulators. Castoria' Infants and Children. oAmuEA pomema ass.

essa -ese Ibblin. -sr alme Uavumae au lsess meesa beMm a55 Ms 18a Ma'EUSAEL Ag 20UIA -emi 3s as elksete sen EA AWP. )'Ji 0 rn 8 a.r., 75th meridIan time. Solid lines are tenth of an inch. Dotted Hes are lsotherms, or grees.

Shaded areas are regions where rain or Ie words and "Low" show location or with the wind. during Friday, with probably rain or snow Friday night. It will be decidedly colder in New England and northern New York tonight. The following heavy 'precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours-Palestine, 1.18; Amarillo, 1.84; Abilene, 1.94. Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 32: condition, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 85; cordition at north connection. 36; condition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 37: condition at influent gate house, 86; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table. day-Low tide, 11:24 a.m.; high tide, 4:51 a.m. and 5:24 p.m.

Tomorrow-Low tide, 12:02 a.m. and p.m.; high tide, 6113 a.m. and 6:17 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises: sun sets, moon rises, 6:04.

The City LIghts. Gas lamps all lighted by 5:57 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 6:27 a.m. The lighting Is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 5:42 p.m.; extinguished at 6:42. Range of the Thermometer.

The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 32; 2 p.m., 55: maximum, 55; minimum. 29. CONDUITS BETWEEN TRACKS. An Idea for Economiecaly Installing Underground Trolleys. To the Editor of The Evening Star: While the question -of rapid transit on the Belt a.nd Eckington lines is under consideration, would it not be worth the while of those intetested ina0osa roads to consider modern plans foelunderground condiits? II .1 The Star has stated rpfore that the ccst per mile of the Mropitan road bed was not far from $100,000.

Presumably this refers to isingbe track, since Receiver Schoepf. in Wi datimate for the congressional committee; ldtated that it would cost over down that system, as against for air motors. a ia a (These are res as nearly as I can remember thern.y'e single track mileage of the Belt anid lingon roads is, I believe, not quite twenty. When the Metropolitan line adopted Its tnderground system, which is substantially that slown in fgure 1, there. was an offer before the company to put down a double conduit between the tracks op the plan of figure 2, without disturbing the old tracks, for $30,000 per mile, or about ones'xth the cost of the plan adopted.

The president of that company rejected the plan for two reasons. One was that the track then existing was not considered heavy enough for rapid transit, and if the track had to be relaid it would largely Increase this estimated cost. The other that he had doubts about any underground system, and if the wires failed he could put in a cable. With the experience of the Metropolitan rcad, there is now no doubt about the operativeness of underground wires. The Belt line, or most of it, was laid with heavy rails to use rapid transit, and the Eckington has actually used electric power.

bss Figure II. Now it is well understood that it does not make any difference how the electric fiuid gets to the motor, provided it gets there, and it will follow a conductor from the side of the car as well as from the center. By puttir.g down c-ne conduit provided with two slots and two conductors between the tracks, the present tracks need not be disturbed, traffic need not be interrupted, the street will be torn up only a little between the tracks, and the coat will be reduced to two-thirds. Ten miles of conduit at 130,000 per mIle is 1300,000. As there will be some places where a conduit must be laid alung each track, as where there is but one track on a street, the expense might be and with power houses, this sum might be doubled, but it is pretty certain that the cost per mile would be less than half that of the Metropolitan line, and probably not much n.ere than the proposed air motors.

W. A. B. JEFFERSON BARRACKS. Gen.

Miles Makes a Statement as to Its Sanitary Condition, Gen. Miles, commanig the army, has made a statement In gregard to the steps taken by him for. imarpoving the sanitary condition of Jffersoq1 Barzaycks iear St. Louis. His action he sup)jected him to considerable criticism.J~ ctanresidents of Mound City, who agj, among other things, that he wan torng about the removal of the poet.

makes a general dental of thi sat other similar charges, and closes bjp.stgement as follows: "'The sily pretensE tihat $en, Miles was actuated by any toward: St. Louis, or the action of any'members of the Loyal Legion, is utteNN mittheat foundation. "Gen. Miles has otte' test prejudice aist St. Loui, 4 oj ther section of th.

United Ienever knew until he saw it in the Saerthat the osentatives of -the for his oMd friend, Gen. of for himself. In fact; th pesting in this city at whieb Gen. Gibbs. ns ae andeir ot ther Loyal ofe.

11.S not -att hoenddi dii me il frkeds The eleotieg GenGbs was entirely satistaetoryin him." ALEXTANDRTI A FFA IRS haNNing fetrernt in theCis I0. The United States Govermat to "Tpy a Sewesk-A Whart auG Bnplaeements to Ee Construeted. Evening Star Bureau, 121 North Washington Street. Alexandria, December 31, 18U. Mr.

Milliard P. Vincent yesterday received a telegram at the custom house from the Treasury Department in Washington. ordering the repair of the present sewer running south from that building on St. Asaph street. By the time this work shall have been done the order of the city council for the disconnecting of all sewers with the public s3wer at Wilkes street, unless the sewer tax be paid, will be enforced.

The government officials petitioned the council, a short while ago, to allow them to lay a new terra cotta sewer on St. Asaph street to connect with the King street sewer, but were Stole a Keg of Beer. Jacob Brooks, Daniel Freeman, Joseph Churchill, Horace Williams and Turner Jackson, all colored, were before Mayor Thompson this morning in the police court, upon a charge of petit larceny. It appears that last Saturday night the men named went to- the saloon of Morris Levins, on North St. Acaph street, and stole a keg of beer from the ba'ck porch and carried it to the house of Ida Freeman.

a sister of two of the men, where they had a royal time all day Sunday. Morris Levin notified Officer Hall of the beer being gone, and the officer arrested the men. Brooks, Isaac Freeman and Turner Jackson were dismissed, as there was no evidence that they had anything to do with it, but Daniel Freeman, Churchill and Williams were fined $10 each, in default of which they went to jail, subject to the chain gang, for twenty days. Awarded the Contract. Messrs.

Andrews and Douglas of Baltimore have been awarded the contract for the construction of a wharf and gun emplacements at Sheridan Point, just below this city, at their bid of It is expected that they will begin work in a few days, and that a large number of Alexandria workmen will be given employment. Sent to the Infirmary. Last night a young man ramed Harry Dorson was found by Policeman Knight In a pitiful condition, on Prince street, where he I ad fallen from exhaustion. In falling his head had come in contact with the curbing, cutting it quite severely. Dr.

Purvis was summoned and ordered that he 5e taken to the infirmary. The doctor said that the young man was suffering froma locomoter ataxis. To a Star reporter ihe young man said that he was a mactinist by trade, and that his home was ir Newport News, Va. Charter Granted. Judge Norton granted a charter yesterday to the Bowley Stockwell ManufacturIng Company, the objects of which are to manufacture appliances for the shipping of perishable food, etc.

The capital stock is to be and Mr. J. S. Beach is named as agent In this city. The incorporators are Washinigtonians.

Notes. The Bachelor Club will give a supper tonight at their club rooms on King street, and will "watch the old year out and the new year In." Mr. Henry Fink, president, and Mr. J. I.

Doran, general solicitor of the N. and W. railroad, were in the city today on business connected with the road. They had three deeds of mortgages which are to be recorded. Mr.

James W. Gaines has been appointed special policeman for Rosslyn, Alexandria county, by Judge D. M. Chichester. Mand Chinn, daughter of Daniel Chinn, an 'esteemed colored resident of this city and head waiter at the Hygela Hotel at Old Point, died this morning at her home on Gibbon street after a short illness.

Misses Ruth Ballinger and Katharine Price left yesterday to spend New Year with their friends, the Misses De Putron, at Falls Church. Hotel Arrivals. Ebbitt House-Mr. and Mrs. Theo.

Brown, Newfoundland; Col. and Mrs. Chas. H. Page, Philadelphia; S.

L. Pencoast, Muilice Hill, N. Mrs. A. E.

Hedges, Miss Jennie Hedges, Chester, N. Miss Lucia, Wood. Miss Louise Wood, Miss Helen Coward, Mr. A. Honeyman, Plainfield, N.

J. Hamilton-H. F. Peck, Mrs. H.

F. Peck. Miss C. S. Peck, Miss Kenyon, New York; W.

R. Jorce, Oakland, Cal. The Cochran-Chas. Hobbs, New York; 0. Miller, Pittsburg; Jas.

H. Hammond. New York. La Normandie-Mr. and Mrs.

S. M. Cobb, Miss Cobb, Miss Brown, St. Louis; Albert G. Bradford, Mrs.

Albert G. Bradford, Philadelphia. The Arlington-W. M. Wilson, Henry T.

Sloane, New York; Nelson Center and wife, Boston; Andrew B. Rogers and wife, New York; Miss Estella Rogers, New York; Chas. B. Amut, Michigan; Frank H. Ray.

Henry Crawford, Chicago. The Shorelam-Amnbro, Mi. McGregor and wife, Albert W. Wheeler and wife, New York; Mi. L.

Walker, U. S. A. J. Paine, New York; Mr.

and Mrs. Palmer Cambeil, New York. Riggs House-N. T. Arnold, Pennsy'vania; Jno.

Flynn, Pittsburg; C. C. Carlton, Washington; Stephen C. Mason, Pittsburg. P.

Dorr, Addison, W. John J. McVey, Philadelphia; H. H. Brooks, Boston; Isaac D.

Smead, Master Edward Smead, Toledo, Ohio. National-Mr. R. Wilson, Philadelphia; Mrs. N.

L. Hart, Florida; R. E. Johnson and wife, Cumberiand, Everett B. Stacey, Lynn, 2.

T. Vinson, -Huntington, W. C. Mi. Crawford and wife, Baltimore, J.

A. Rose, Ohio; C. H. Lang, Boston, Benjamin Chambers, Northumberland, Va. Hotel Johnson-A.

F. Orchard, Brooklyn, N. Mrs. G. H.

Clifford, Philadelphia, W. H. George, Coatesville, C. Arthur Johnston, Petersburg, Va. Raleigh-H.

W. MicReary, Frankfort, H. C. Morgan and Leslie Coomba, Lexington, C. Brakin, Greenville, Win.

0. Dawson, Kingwood, W. S. H. Hardwich, Atlanta; L.

I. Dingle, Win. B. Severn, George J. Miller and R.

M. Peterson, Philadelphia: Dr. N. 5. Elkins and Dr.

H. P. Cooper, Atlanta. RECENT DANK FAILURES. Mr.

Bekeis Say. There is 3. Cause Apeeensiem. Mr. Eckels, controller of the currency, has made a statement In regard to the recent bank failures, In order to show that there is no cause for apprehension or alarm over the finaneial situation.

-'9f coturs," "bama failure. are more or less disquieting, but those which have occurred recently have Uile or no general signtAasnoe attached to them, They wore due Iargely to local caoses, wholir with the general conditien of the banks threaga the country at age. The ease ot the Atlas Bank was net a faure, at all, but was a mess voluntary depositor being pai in falL. Sie two fail-re are importaaee, in ese te aepttl being gnyM As sitit te insusbae in. ami gg i man atrnt th eli-t; N-m LcO 4 LUKMES 32 LTUESNS 4 LUCIOk aN I BOAIDING Page 4 BUS 4 LITY ITma 12 DOMMIBBSON1s OF DS Pae 4 30UNTRY WAL ITATE Page 4 Ltims DET3STRT 5 RMCATIONAL EICURmmI0N 12 WnANCIAL a VORION POSrAL AR 4 F0R RENT (Fi.ag.......................

-M 4 OR RENT 4 OR RIENT 4 FOR RENT 4 FOR mT 4 POR RIENT 4 'OR ROLNT 4 FOR SAIA qflleycs.P).....................age 4 OE SALR 4 FOR BAL (Miseellaese) 4 kORM AND 4 4 Lir 12 lIMAL 4 EMAL 12 LOs' AND 4 VEDI AL MONEY WANTED AND TO 4 OCEAN 4 PRUNAL 4 rLANus AND 5 POTOIAC RIVER 4 rfM PI AIN 4 RAILUtOAl 5 SPECIAL 3 WTEAM CARPEr 4 4 IHE 4 5 WANTED 4 WANT') 4 WAN'TD 4 WANTED 4 WANTED 4 WLNTER 4 CONDENSED LOCALS The perscnal estate of the late George Y. Coffin Is shown by an inventory filed by Executors Brown and Hernry S. Merrill to be worth about Just why some of the holiday victims of rum or unfortunate circumstances have not fallen in the James Creek canal the police cannot understa.d. It has been sc me weeks since a life has been lost in this death trap. Detective Gallaher receivelI a coating of mud at the foot of the 14th street hill near Flerida avenue last night.

He was riding his bike down the grade, and when near the bottom he attempted to make a turn. But the ot the car track was- not made for wheels, and so the rider was given a mud toboggan experience. Wheelmen had the better of the drivers this morning, and the "road hog" driver had to take a back seat. There was fros. enorgh on the concrete to make it dangerous for the horses, and just enough to make wheeling enjoyable.

"Say, mister. you dropped somethin'." called small boy at a man whose horse had fallen on the slippery pavement this morring. And a minute later the boy reallied that something had actually dropped. for the driver's whip was felt on that part of the boy's anatomy. where his mother's' slipper had caused many aches and pains.

H. L. Allen, a fireman on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was struck by a train near Massachusetts avenue yesterday and slightly injured. He was sent to his home, No. 310 Massachusetts avenue, where he was attended by physicians.

There is a dangerous hole on Howard avenue between Brown and 16th streets. in the county. A request for its filling was made by the police today. There is a broken wire hanging acros 6th street northwest. in front of No.

121q In the alley near 1206, on the same street, there is also a broken wire. These wirei are causing some annoyance, and the police have requested that the proper authoritieE remove them. The pump doctor is wanted at the pump near 11th and northeast. This pump is largely patronised by the residents of that section and they are anxious that the doctor snould call early. Twenty-six policemen were on the siel list yesterday and twenty-one were on leave.

Yesterday the officers made sixty. six arrests. Detective O'Donnell of Baltimore was here today to make inquiries concerning Nicholas Ruddith, who is serving time in fail for theft. An orprcoat stolen from W. K.

Abrahams in Baimore was recovered from where Ruddith had sold it. When released from jail here he will be taken to Baltimore. Trere were two new cases of diphtheria repot ted to the health ofice today. Yesterday there were forty-three houses in raarantine, but today several of them were released. Garfield Council.

No. 1, Order of Chosen Friends. elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Councillor. Z. Strasburger; vice councillor.

Samuel Lindheimer: secretary. James S. Reed; treasurer. Julius Baumgarten; prelate. Henry Strasburger; marshal.

C. A. Perkins; guard, Mrs. Fawcett; trustees, Mrs. Matilde Baumgar.

ten, Miss E. M. Gillette and W. J. Newton.

SImplifyisg Pensiem o1ee Week. Two radical changes in the procedure of the pension offiee have been made. All claims for increase, save in extrordinary cases, hereafter will be sent cdirect to the medical division of the bureau without having to be passed upon by the board of review. rs has been the custom for years. This action is taken on the ground that moat of the increase cases involve only medical action.

Hereafter there will be no necessity for cases before the board of review beina passed upon by three or four examiners. This has been a long-continued practice, but Commissioner Murphy has fixed the number of the examiners who must review each claim at, two. "6APE NTA" THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. edat th. UJ HIUNVADI ahe -e-a-it et ta.

ne.a1 "ENbisey et Agrieltense). Beda Pes. "We know of no stronger or more favorably-constituted Natural Aperient Water than that yielded by the Uji Hunyadi Springs." LIEBERMANN. Begal flr.M.D.. Iteas.

et a Dirsater et the Rieal Bsses atae. Imte Minis hf Z.PPROVUD BI' TUD keOaDMIU DR MasacaRD. PARE. Prices: I5 ecb. and 25 ets.

per bottle. rmesar WArn 3ug F.M ioat TesiC RAEF CMn 32Bese -MAcrAL In the VAULT Department of the FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE of the ArIERICANSECURITY AND TRUST 1140 Fifteenth Street, SILVERWARE, Jewelry and valuables of every description are received on deposit and stored with full guarantee against loss. A. tsl wagos i to 1 at and -rot" ten 'ault. 10 81.

1 eh funao glas. P5i furniture etc it Interest Paid Upon Deposits. TEMMStT IS t)lMeNt helanesa subjec te e.t. The. -t- t.

aents 4 e4 that usually law llabu-. I-) their -rti i105141 "wider tne haseresA IA dlw 1.1 11W bo liinovparny aict as Pseruter. admnal tra a re r. reg atiar an I a Sdhetsra Vonw sh for "-a In brgto aIt fw safe jet and torage of Isl tumle 11. 14.

IM Iq i er Prideaiit It. CAltM 1. ANDPREW 8-z-Mr, Washington Loan and Trust Co. ONER NLNH M'. To make sure of something stored up for "rainy day" not start In at once and eae the ones or seve ral dollars usually frittered away for things? Takes only a little to start an account--and takes only small amounts to maintain it.

Union Savings Bank, 1222 st The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of Mbe District CORNER 13TH ST. AND NEW TORK AVE. Quarteed by special act of Congrenm IMf. and acts of IM. III Capital: One I'lillon Dollars SAFE DEPOET 1EPARTMNT.

Reata ints; besi l. bgiMr-proof vaults at 45 per aomm upward. SBerities. jewelry. anverware and 'alumie.

of all kinds In owner's Itlun or caw taken On deposit at msoderate cost. SAVNGS RANK DEPARTMNT. Deposits receirod fre TEN CENS apwrat. and Iateret allowed on Ip ad aboe. EImns moey an real estate aM cellsteetal security.

Sells east-claes real estate and acritles smn 00 and upward. TRUST DIiPARTMEN.T. Yhis -ompany I a legal depositery ter court and truet funds, and acta as adialatrator, egecuto.r. receiver. ad esecutem trists of all Wills pepared by a competent attorney in dalft attemdre.

OFFICEKS: P. TEOMAB Vie Ireident W. RHIW Vie President THORA" 3. Vie rre.idet 1. iANM GEORGE Treasurer AIMERT STURTEVANT C1ARE I.

Secretary deli W. B. Hlibbs Memeres New Test Stout 1421 Street. of LADIB MAMN 00., C. T.

HAVENNHER, no00e. 9AND i1. ATE.ANTIC BuUnhtNG (IMBU WASRINGTON ITOIX ExcwANGE Real Estate Stock Broker Direct Wires New York and Chicago. Commission onWheat, 1-16 Telephone, 453. T.J.

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