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0 THJE WASHTSTGrTOiN TIMES. XION DAT, IEJBEUARY 11, 1S95. Even If it is between seasons you can depend upon getting a satisfactory choice HERE in either dress or business clothes, for we always have an ample assortment. Just now there are some exceptionally good values in Men's Sack Suits at $10, $12, and $15, better qualities, better made, and finer fitting garments than you'll find in any Other store in town at same prices. It will pay you to see them.

HnAimOo Clothes. Furnishings Hats, United Typewriter Supplies Co. 1421 St. N. W.

fo'eAfen'in tbo District for tUo known tnntlaid typowritors, I "Yost" AND- "Caiigraph." A large variety of cabin ots constantly if on linnd, alto btationory and supplies JL for all mikes. MaUiiuob rented and repaired. oVJ I Gas Saving Appliances ot every ascription. Burners that prtduco a more brilliant "lame, yet reduce your gas bill. Leaky Fixtures Repaired at cost of tho materials used.

Gas Cooking Stoves, I up Cas Appliance Exchange 1428 N.Y.Ave. THE CHOE bJALE We are now conducting affords an incomparable opportunity lorget- t.ug all kinds footwear at small cost. 'Iho prices on all shoes nave boon cut down to the lowest limit. As an Instance ilea's Zl Shoes, Patent Leathers, Button, or Lace, selling for $2.60 during this sale. A dear gain to tho purchaser of $1.25.

Isn't that -worth having? Edmonstdn, 1334 st- HYGIENIC-HEALTHFUL. Tire HARDEST "1 HE BEST. MADE OF PI HE SPRING WATER. Telephone 41. Office 1123 st.

n.w DEAFNESS CURED. SpmaMiwrt IbtM earn cat iptcxaeici arc io tbe rjc All the 4tib-tagrs of the trumpet lritli-out hc acnofabec. D. N. WALFORD, 477 PA.

AVE. X. W. fel0-7t OFEE UNTIL CURED. Dr.

Czarra, 34 street ne, Washington. lreatR all chronic, nervous and blood diseases, al aud opium habits specialty; Kidney and bladder troubles, piles, fistula, stricture, otc. Private diboaf-cs positively and permanently cured. Ix)s-t iiiruIkmmI restored. Consultation free Office hours.

D-12 a. in. 8-S p. m. dol5-tf WASHINGTON, D.

C. Now open. European plan. For ladies and peiiUemod. ABSOLU'J ELY fireproof throughout Every floor lighted by electricity and healed by eloam Complete equipmont of public aud pri-ir to bathe Klecnut Cafe and Ladies' Hostau-rant 1 rivate dining-rooms and oanquot-rooin.

TuoAt-r iiarties a bpocialty. B. W. FRAZIER, Manager. fe-lino HOW CAPTAIN GOT RICH.

An Unpublished Chapter of the Late Lcxow Committee Counsel (to police captain on tho witness stand) Now, will you please tell tho committee where you got tho 6100,000 with which yon Ijoiignt that Fifth avenue house? Captain-Certainly. In tho fall of 1891 1 got a straight tip that tho following summer would be the hottest in forty years. So I went up to Hocklaud county and bought an ice pond for 6200. when I reckoned up accounts at the end of tho summer of 1892 1 found that 1 was just 6102,000 ahead on the transaction. Counsel And where did yoa got tho which you paid for your stock farm? Captain Oh, I got that easy enoupu.

Ono night I went to a variety theater and saw a magician catch lot of silver dollars in tho air. After the performance I made friends with him and finally induced him lo let me Into tho secret. It was rather slow wore catching 250.000 silver dollars, but I managed to do it in three mouths bv working day and night. Counsel Perhaps you obtained in tho same way tho half million dollars which you paid tor the block of apartment houses in tbe annexed district? Captain No. Catching silver dollars was too slow, so I answered tho advertisement of man who offered to make a fortune for tnyoody for 6L I sent in my dollar and received small package of green seed, with directions about sowing it.

I sowed It in my yard one evening, and when I woke up next morning I found tree covered with greenbacks where tho leaves ought to be. That crop yielded me just 6050.000. I naid 8500,000 of it for tho house, and laid out tho remaining 6150,000 on mote seed. So, if I inould hnppen to buy a fow railroads or a ouple of steamship lines. hope this committee won't consider it necessary to go into ay private affairs again.

Judge. "Paper for the Poor." Editob Times: Your Sunday paper is full interesting information. Everybody ought lo read it; and, In fact, your week-day papers well. The Times is the paper for the poor. J.

Hekkx Baker. ICE HITO'IlfflwlWSi Canvassers Saw Skeletons of Meanness in Family Closets. EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE Eebuffs and Cold Shoulders Given "When Charity Begged at the Door Experience of a Bright Young Ladv Quotations from Scripture Contributed Ono Jewel of a Different "Water Modern Widow's Mite. The pathway ol tho charity canvassers of Washington was not- precisely ono strewn with primroses. A rebuff or a cold shoulder was, however, tho exception to tho rulo of kindly and sympathetic rocoption.

Tho exceptions were stories which canvassers told with reluctance, but somo of them have "como out" In tho courso of tho oonibUrison of notes. As for examples: A bright young lady cnnasser called at a I new palatial mansion on Third street north- west. Tho servant announced tho canvasser as "a lady who called." Tho lady of tho house camo down presently in tho parlor, nnd, I after tho mutual introduction, tho owner of tho house insisted on showing "tho visitor" tho handsome dining-room, the pantry, and even Iho luxurious boudoir, all with tho natural pildo and ostentation of wealth. SUE WAS KEALTA SOBUV. After this personally conducted tour of the mauslon tho canvasser stated tho purpose of her visit and asked something for charity.

The rest of tho visit was short. Tho pro-i pnetress was "really sorry" but hor "ox-) pensos at present were so great" that sho "had nothing now to give." Another canvasser called at a house on Co-! lumbia Heights. Tho lady of tho house camo i down and received the canvasser quite pJeas-I autly, but when sho impatiently heard tho purpose of tho call sho said brusquely: "I am not accustomed to receive beggars I at the door." i Tho canvasser went on to the nearest house, thinking that rule over on tho way. Ono of the canvassers f-ot this reply in writ-i ing: "The time of troublo is upon us spoken of by Daniel tho Prophet, l'ith chapter, and I also by Curi-st. Luko 21.

24. aud 25. and next year will Lo worse and so to tho end of this age." On Twelfth street a. canvasser called at tho house of a rich widow. A colored girl responded to the bell.

"My mistress is aslcop," sho said, without being asked anything at all. "Then, I will leavo this slip for her; nnd sen thnt she gets it." "i'ou can't leave any slips," replied tho female ma.or domo. "Wo have no use for slips in this Tho canvasser mado a mental note ot tho 'wo" and passed on. HAD KOT1IIXO TO GIVE. At a house on street, tup lady called on did not como down in any senso of tho word.

She'sent down word that they had just bought 55 worth of groceries and had nothing to give. Not even any of tho groceries? Another lady in the samo neighborhood sent word that sho didn't caro to bo bothered with tramp canvassers. This case is a jewel of a different water: A canvasser callod at tho houso of a widow with several small chllJren, all extremely poor. When tho canva-ser entered sho told of her mission. Tho widow burst into tears.

"Somebody sent mo 52 this morning, but, here, you can have half of it," she said. The -canvasser apologized, withdrew, and saw to it that sho got her two "talents" in- creased several fold. The canvassers distributed their ndvanco circulars in nearly eery house in the city. On calling for them two days afterward they entored dwellings from which to take a cent would Ihj a crime. The canvassers in these cases said: "Another of tho canvassers will call to seo you again." It was a common thing to have wretchedly clad and hard-worked women offer the can-Tassers 3 cents and 5 cents and 7 cents.

This is the kind of good will that counts in the -country where they neither give nor tako money on any occasion. TKEATED WITH KISDET CONSIDER VTIOX. Mrs. J. W.

Babson, who had charge of the whole of East Washington, in which sho collected 61,200, mo-tly in sums of 61, said thnt the canvassers were almost universally treated with kindly consideration. Thoro were however, two cases of rebuff, but sho wou.d not relate the circumstances. They must have been very bad. One of the most singular of all the misconceptions was that of lady with whom a printed request for a contribution was left. When it was returned it read: "I would like to have anything that you can send.

I would prefer clothes for three small children, four, six, and bine years of age. If possible please also send a little monev." CHEWNIHG IS HARD TO SUIT. His Complaint About Garfield Hospital Was Not Bclic cd. A. O.

Chowning, tho man who fooled the Washington public to the tune of about 6S00 by playing tho starvation game, and later figured again as an Emergency Hospital case by coming in contact with locomotive near Long Bridge, bobbed up at police headquarters last evening in tho rolo of a "kicker." Sinco being injured by the locomotive Chowning has been under treatment for his injuries at Garfield Hospital. When he called at headquarters in a cab yesterday he informed Detectives Rhodes and Quiuian that the scrvico he was receiving at tho hospital was not at all satisfactoryto him. The detectives were surprised, and informed Chowning that Garfield Hospital was ono of tho iluest and best equipped in the city, und that they had never heard any complaints from its pnlionts. Upon hearing this Chowning wanted to return to the institution, but Detective Quinlan said: "No, they will not take you back now." The discontento i fellow was then given a permit and bundled off to tho workhouse which is occupied mainly by the pauper and criminal sick. HOUSEBREAKERS AND SNEAKS.

Late Cases of Robberies Reported to the Central Dctcctn Office. Housebreakers entered tho storo of Mrs. O. Seible, No. 1113 street northwest, in tho night and stole $4 in change, besides a number of hnts, plumes, and feathers.

A sliver watch was stolen from a desk in the Bannakcr public school building. It was tho property of "Mr. Richard Williams, of No. 448 Now York avenue northwest. "While tho wagon of ilr.

T. F. Conroy, of No. 1S00 street northwest, was standing in front of Center ilarkot, a thief stole a valuable lap robe from it. A dark blue overcoat and mackintosh 'was stolen from S.

II. Draney. of No. 442 street northwest. All theso cases were reported to Inspector Holiinberger at detective headquarters yesterday.

anAcostia news. Tho only newspaper that reached this place yesterday morniDg was The Times. The-Anncoitia Street Railway has succeeded in clearing its tracks. Tho freight trains are still snowbound, but the authorities expect to have them cleared away and moved by to-day at noon. 31m.

Gray has been confined to her homo for several days with a severe cold. Only ono accident has occurred on the Eastern Branch ice, and that happened yesterday, when small boy was knocked down and severely hurt. Ho was removed to his homo. Tho Rev. Dr.

Davenport baptized little Lewis Marshall yesterday. TL 1 8BHS I iiEuiy Goiisifleralie I ddigdidbiSy!) 9 And considerable convenience In buy-ingon CREDIT from the best stock of FURNITURE. CAR-PETS, UPHOLSTERIES, DRAPERIES and WALL PAPERS In town. You can enjoy both these benefits here. Credit is yours If you want.itand It's credit that buys at lowest cash prices credit without notes credit without Interest.

OUR TERMS ARE GASH OR CREDIT Let us open an account with you. K'-Lots of special prices prevailing that you'll benefit by if you come down now. Th Julius Lansburgh Furniture Carpet Co- New York Bet. and 14th Sts. Agency for tho celebrated Columbia A Automatic Filter.

A BOTH VICTIMS DEAD. Inquest to Be Held To-day Over the Re-mains of Joscnh Woodward. Joseph Woodward, tho huckster, who was so badly mangled by a Belt Lino street car at Teuth street and Virginia avenuo southwest on Saturday afternoon, died at tho Emergency Hospital at 5:30 o'clock yesterday morning, after suffering terrible agony. Coioner Hnmmott reviewed tho remains later in tho day aud decided to hold an inquest at Wright's undertaking establishment, No. 1337 Tenth street, whero tho body has been removed, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

Sergt. Daley investigated tho killing of Mr. Woodward, and his report rather serves to exonerato from blame tho two drivers of tho car, James Gates and J. Nnlloy. It is stated that the doad man was walking along behind a huckster's wason, near the traok.

nnd having his head bundled up in a comforter oould not hear tho warning shouts of the railroad men, nnd stepped onto tho track and against tho horses. Ho was then knocked down by tho team nnd crushed bemaih tho wheels. Ernest Hamilton, tho colored boy who was burned about tho Lody and head while playing with lire, diod in great anony about 8 o'clock yesterdny morning at the Emergency Hospital. His body was removed to his homo, No. 52 street northwest.

No inquest will bo hold. WADE SWALLOWED ACID. Employe of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving Committed Suicide. At an early hour yesterdny morning Jnroes M. Wade, a plato printer, twenty-four years of age, entered his home, No.

1007 First street northwest, and commenced to net rather strangely. Ho seemed despondent, and after a few words with his mother and married sister in tho dining-room downstairs ho went upstairs to his room. As tho young man was leaving tho apartment ho said something nbout taking his lifo, but little attention was paid to the threat. A fow seconds later there was a heavy fail in the uppnr room und the family rushed up stairs, to find young Wade in tho throes of death. He had taken a big dose ot carbolic acid.

Dr. J. GeorgoLochboehler and other physicians were summoned, but upon their arrival tho young man was past medical aid. Coroner Hammelt was summoned, and, nfter viewing the remains, gave a certificate of suicidal death. Wado had been employed in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and was well known as au expert baeiall player.

Tho caaso of his act is suppased to bo temporary aberration of mind. Arrangements for the funeral are in progress. CHILDREN'S HOME BENEFIT. New Comic Opera to Be Produced by Local Talent. Tho Children's Country Homo is to havo a benefit in tho enrly future, arrangement being now in progress for producing at tho Academy of Music tho new and original comic opera, "Coronet and Coin," composed by Messrs.

Hubbard T. Smith and Donald B. MacLeod, with libretto by Mr. George Fort. The company will includo many well-known local singers, among others Mrs.

Kittlo Thompson-Berry aud Mr. Herndou Morsoll. A committee of Indies aud gentlemen has the project in charge, and will leavo undono nothing thnt will contribute to its success. The chorus is now being mado up. and it is announced the fitst rehearsal will bo held at tho parish hall of St.

Paul's Church, on Twenty-third street, near Pennsylvania avenuo, on Thursday evening, the 14th instant, at 7:30 o'clock. SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF GAS Causes Excitement in the Randall and a Local Alarm of Fire. An explosion of illuminating gag in the Hotel Bandall, corner of Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, caused somo excitement among the guests and a local alarm of fire to bo telephoned to fire head-qunrters about 7 o'clock last evening. Tho cause of tho troublo was said to havo been leaky and defective gaspipes duo to the recent severe freeze up. Tho llro engines were recalled before they reached tho hotel.

The causo of the explosion was somo greasy waste which was set on fire by several gas-fitters who were at work on tho defective pipe-s. -While the First precinct patrol wagon was returning to tho station-house loaded with policemen it had a narrow escape from colliding with a cable train on Pennsylvania avenue. Exciting Runaway on the Avenue. A large double sleigh, drawn by a pair of magnificent horses, was overturned at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest nbout 6:30 o'clock last evening. This resulted from tho runners being caught in tho street railway curve where street intersects tho Avenuo.

The driver of tho sleigh was thrown out and painfully injured about the face. He clung on to the reins until tho vehicle was righted, but finally was compelled to let go. The Lorses then 'dashed up the Avenuo past Wil lard's Hotel. Several persons ran out to stop them, and one colored man succeeded in grasping tho lines, but slipped nnd camo near falling under the runner. Scrambling to his feet he overtook tho runaway team on Fifteenth street and succeeded in stopping the horses nt the fedge of tho curbstone.

Tho sleigh, which was ownod by Mr. Thomas W. Riley, tho lumber dealer, at tho foot of Eleventh street southwest, was not injured. "Honest and Tell the Truth." Editoe Times: I am a little girl, but I rend your paper and so do all our family. Papa says you are honest nud tell the truth, while somo of the other papers do not.

I liko tho pictures you send out every Sunday. Maud Bosixe. Negro Republicans Claim That the Place Is Due Them. RACE NEWSPAPERS CLAMORING No Colored Man Has Ever Officiated in Such a Position in tho; Past, but Thoro Are Plenty of Candidates Now Names and Histories of Some Eevcrend Gontlomcn Who Wouldn't Eefuao tho Dignified Office. Sinco tho last election, with tho Republicans as victors in tho contest, thoro havo sprung up all over tho country colored candidates for chaplaincy of tho next House.

These candidates aro making nggrcsslvo lights for tho place, nnd tho colorod ministers everywhere seem anxious to invoko divino blessings upon tho of tho ensuing Congress. Tho contest promises to bo moro spirited than that over uuy other quostlon to be settled in connection, with tho organization of the Fifty-fourth Congress. Tho colored Eepuolicans claim that thoy contributed a big share'to tho result of the election, and as tho Speakership, the Ser-geant at-Arms, and tho Clerkship will go -to tho domiunnt race, tno colored contingent is clniming tho chnplaincy. But as tho eaudl-dates for this place among tho colorod Republicans ieem as numberless as tho sands upon the senshoro, and as it is with somo of thom a Question of "If I don't you shan't" thoro is a possibility that this contest will end as many contests for offlcos have, among the colored politicians in a victory lor tho enemy. Washington alone has four aspirants for tho place, including Rev.

It. C. O. Benjamin, of Alexandria, who is having his candidacy looked after by tho Alexandria Leader, weekly paper published by tho colored ele-mont In that city. Then thero are Rev.

Dr. Aioxnuder Crummell, who recently retired from ministerial work in this city after fifty years' service; Rev. Dr. Walter Brooks, tho pastor of tho Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, tho largest colorod church here, and Rev. Dr.

J. T. Jennifer, the ablo pastor of tho Metropolitan A. M. E.

Church, tho loading colored church of that denomination fn tho country. NO COLORED CnAPT.lI. There never has been a colored chaplain of tho House of Representatives, and although the old rules of, the House provided that all ministers of this city should bo invited in alphabetical order to open tho sessions of tho House with prayer, yet tho colored brethren wore religiously discriminated against. There has been only one instauco in tho history of tho government when a colored mnu invoked divino blessings upon tho Houso, and ho was the late Dr. Henry Highland Garnett, a compeer of Dr.

Alexander" Crummell. nnd, liko him. recognized as ono of the ablest theologians ot tho negro race. In udditiou to tho Washington contineent, Rev. Dr.

William B. Dorrieks. of New York, secretary of tho homo and foreign missionary department, has been favorably spoken of in connection with the chaplaincy, as well ns other able divines from various sections of tho country. The colored press throughout the country is clamoring fof this placa as a recognition of service rendered, 'and as each paper has its own candidate, th ro is no solidarity among them, and tho colored brethren may ioso their selected plum. Tho position of chaplain pays S900 salary, with other perquisites.

Since the law p.vsed by tho Forty-third Congress making tho oillco a salaried one there have been some spirited contests for tha place. It is tho duty of the chaplain to open tho sessions of the House with prayer each morning. Tho prayers ot tno chaplain are usually of two minutes' duration, and frequently other cclergymen aro designated by tho chaplnin of the Houso to officiate. mESEKT IXCUJinEXTS. Rev.

W. H. tho blind chaplain, officiated in tho Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, and although tho Fifty-first Congress was Republican, after a long contest, which was led in his fnvpr by Congressman Cheadlc, of Indiana, Chaplain Milburn was elected over Rev. ti. Tmmsdeli, of the District of Columbia, thn caucus member of tho Republican party.

He also served in the Filty-sccond Congress, nnd was elected chaplain of the Senate in tho present. Congress, being succeeded in the House chuplaincy by Rov. Mr. Bagby, of Virginia. Tho fight for tho place in tho coming Congress promises to be tho most interesting in tho history of tho government, Tho different colored men who aro aspirants for tho place have begun their canvass already.

The colored divines who havo churches in Washington aro suro that tho plnco will come to ono of them. The men hero who have been most favorably mentioned for tho place includo somo of tho ablest ministers in this city, and, as for that, in the country. Rev. Dr. Alox.

Crummell, tho former rector of tho St. Luke's ProtestnntEpiscopal Church, is an acknowledged loader of his race from a theological standpoint. Ho lias been fifty years in the ministerial work, aud receutly celebrated his golden jubilee. Ho is ono of tho most scholarly men of tho colored race, and i3 the author of "America and Africa." Ho has traveled cxtonsivoly in Africa and Europe, nnd has beou tho guest of tho crowned heads of Europe. Ho numbers among his friends the most ablo men of both races, and although past three scoro years and ten, he is a forceful and eloquent speaker.

Ee has boon a priest in Washington for twenty-six years, aud his friends havo great confidence that ho will bo the chaplain of the next House. AN AFBICAN 3IETIODIST LEADEH. Rev. Dr. J.

T. Jonnifer, who is nlso favorably named, is tho pastor of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Chur.h, of Washington, and ho has filled somo of tho best positions in tho gift of his church.

Tho degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by Wilberforco University in 1875. He was secretary of the Arkansas conference for eight years, and wrota a briof history of African Methodism in Arkansas and in the Indinn Territory. Whilo nt Little Rock ho was a member of tho examining committee of tho publio, schools, and succeeded in getting colorod teachers appointed in those schools. In 1881 ho wns transferred to the New England Conference by Bishop Turner, and was stationed at tho Charles Street Church in Boston. He served tho Boston church for six years.

Ho is an Odd Fellow ana belongs to tho Masonic Order. He now officiates as tho pastor of tho Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, of Washington, tho largest congregation in tho African M.

E. connection. Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D.

pastor of tho Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, is also a caudidato for tho ofilco. He hns the largest congregation among tho colored people in Washington. He has among his audioueo frequently members of Congress, and his ser-mous aro always of a high order. All of the colored Baptist preachers aro for him, and he will bo supported by the members of the Baptist Ministers' Union, which is composed of all tho preachers of that denomination in Virginia, Maryland, and tho District of Columbia. He enjoys the personal acquaintance of many members of the next House, and starts out in tho contest well backed.

A VERSATILE MAN. Rev. R. C. O.

Benjamin, lawyer, editor, clergyman, is being Jiamed by the Virginia Leader for that The history of Rev. R. C. O. Benjamin is a unIquo ono.

Ho has filled many positions in the gift of his people and has done yoomnn service for his party. Heis the author of soveral books, has taken part in. many legal contests, has written poetry, edited a newspaper and preached tho Gospel. Ho is now practicing law in Rhode Island, nnd is the president of a large association which is interested in the amelioration of tho condition of the colored people. His friends are now urging him for the chaplaincy and say that If party service commands tho place he ought to havo it.

Thero are many othpr clergymen of color throughout the country who are hoping to Clothing, FOR ALMOST THE ASKING There is such a thing as reducing prices to a point that la positively painful tnl wo'vo reaclio I pclnt. 1 bis morning wo make tbo LAST cut in tlie prices ot tho hood, llarron Co. stock of Jlcn a and Boys' Clothing. It isn't cut into tho proil s-its a cut into tho cost of tho CLO'lll before over saw tho shears. Men's Working Pants worth 31.50 now 58c.

Men's Dress Pants worth 82.25 now 95c. Men's Extra Fine Pants worth $3.00 now SI. 3 5. Men's English Corduroy Pants worth 3.50 now S1.85. Men's All-Wool Hair-lino Pants worth S2.75-nowS1.50.

Ken's Business Suits worth 38.00 now 83.90. Melton and Kersey Overcoats worth S12.00 now 35.90. Men's Bress Suits worth 810.00 now 55.40. Men's Clay Worsted Suits Eegent cut-worth S15. 00 reduced for this week to 87.25.

Men's Storm Ulsters worth 810.00 now 84.40. Genuino English Kersey Overcoats 48 inches long double-warp Italian lining-silk stitched 4-inch velvet collar worth S15 00 our price for this week, 86.25. Boys' Combination Suits extra pants and cap to match worth 83.50 n-w 81.60. Children's Suits worth S1.50 now 65c. Children's Dress Suits worth 82.75 now 95c.

100 dozon English Corduroy Knee Pants-worth 81.50 now 63c. 3,500 paira Children's All-wool Krea Pants worth 75c reduced to 37c. me liuueitBiuui wysue Cor. 9th and E. NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE.

receive tho plnco, but one of them declares: "It is a question whether or not any party has tho stamina to elect a colored man chaplain of tho House of Representatives." Dedication Exercises of the People's Congregational Church. IT IS GOTHIC IN ARCHITECTURE Erected on Street, Botween Sixth and Seventh Streets Northwest The Total Cost Was S24.200 Congregation Has Doubled Sincelt Was Organized Sermons by Prom-inentColored Pastors Services This Week. A very happy and worthy congregation assisted yesterday morning at the dedication exorcises of tho handsome People's Congregational Church, colored, latoly erected on street, south side, between Sixth and Seventh stroets. Tho architecture of the church i3 Gothic. The structure is of red brick, the facade consisting of a slmplo rectangular front with angular roof, flanked by a tower in tho castellated Gothic style.

Handsomo windows with cathedral glass panes ornament tho facade. The cost of tho building was 11.150; that of tho grounds, incidental, total, $31,500. Tho total indebtness is 624.200, of which $15,000 was borrowed for building purposes. INTERIOR OF THE CHUKCIT. Tho church has a seating capacity of S00, including that of two galleries.

The interior colors are whito and yellow. Tho choir occupies a raised group of seats to tho loft of tho altar. In tho basement are a dining-room, coal cellar, boiler room, dressing-room, being adjuncts for church institutional work. Tho auditorium is used as a Sunday-school room. Tho congregation was organized as church March 21, 1891, with 220 members.

The congregation now numbers 427. The corner-stono was laid in September last and divine serUcewas held in" tho completed church on December 1 following. The officers nre Rov. John H. Davis, pastor, and Marshall M.

church clerk. Trustess Robert White, chairman; Brook Burr, assistant chairman; C. S. Piper, secretary; Erastus Molen, John W. Douglass.

George Albert Hardness, Washington Hark-ness, and Johu W. Snelton. Deacons, Emory Johns, John Irving, Thomn3 Smallwood, and Samuel Thomas. Treasurer, H. W.

Chase. Sunday-school superintendent and loader of the choir, W. R. Smith. DEDICATION SEKUONS WERE PREAOnED.

Tho dedication exercises wore hold yesterday, closing last night, but there will bo divine service in the church every night this week by different pastors. Sermons were preached yestorday at 11 a. m. Dy Rov. J.

L.L. president of Howard Uuivorsity; at 3 p. in. by the Rev. Sterling M.

Brosvn, of Plymouth Congregational Church, and last night at 7 o'clock Dy tho Rov. Dr. Chiqkering, of Kendal Green Institute. Tho pastors who attended tho services were the Rev. S.

Alexander, of tho First Baptist Church, and Rev. William T. Peel. Tho closing sormon by tho Rev. Dr.

Chick-eringwns upon tho subject or the Church of Christ as the underlying principle of all-true civilization. Ho dovoloped this idea from the Saviour's messngo to John in prison that ho should judge of tho divine nature of Christ from tho miracles Ho was performing. ThQ preacher also discussed the Congregational manner of worship as being consistently Christian in spirit according to tho ideas of Jesus Christ. Tho sormon to-night will bo by the Rev. A.

Wilbanks, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Twelfth andE streets northeast. -B SEWER AND WATER SYSTEMS, Two Meetings to Be Held Looking Toward Improvements in the District. The committee of arrangements in charge of tho meeting to bo hold at tho Washington Club, No. 17101 street, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, has about completed its labors, and the occasion bids fair to be ono of no little interest.

Dr. Samuel 0. Busoy, ptesidont of the Medical Society of tho District of Columbia, and Dr. W. W.

Johnston will address the audience on the subject of prompt action looking to tho oxtousion nnd improvement of the sower and water systems of the District. A mass-meeting will be held in the ball of tbe Builders' Exchange, No. 719 Thirteenth street northwest, next Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock relative to improved sewer and water facilities. Dr. S.

O. Busey. Dr. W. W.

Johnston. August Donath, and Richard Emmons will speak. Dead "When His Alothcr Touched Him. Michuel J. Connolly, aged thirty-eight years, diod suddenly in his mother's room in the large brick structure corner of Third street and Missouri avenuo, botween 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning.

Ho had been under treatment at the Emergency Hospital for an affection of the head, and nbout 1 o'clock hU mother sought to arouse him for the purpose of giving him an application of coal oil To hor horror she found bis flesh was Icy cold. Upon examination Connelly was found to bo dead. His remains were removed to Harvey's undertaking establishment, whero Coroner Hammett has ordered an autopsy to be held'to-day. mm mi uplifted Created Fantastic and Beautiful Pictures Around Town. CITY IS CLAD IiN HIRE WHITE Great Fountain in tho Botanic Garden Is Wreathed with.

Monster Icicles Dimpled Blopo of tho Capitol Qrounds Skaters Dotted the Potomac Crudely Constructed Iceboats Skimmed Along; Bock Creek. The storm king on his recent visit made somo interesting pictures in and about Washington. At tho Botanic uarden, nt tho foot of Capitol Hill, tbe great fountain in the center Is wreathed with monster Icicles that gleamed whilo and beautiful yesterday in tho midday sun and glowed roseate in fantastic shapes at sunset. The long slope nt tho western base of the Capitol is covered with a broad oxpanse of pure whito that Is seamed at Intervals with dark winding lines where paths have been made, nero and there aro low mounds which mark hugo drift3 rising as high as the tops of the purplo leaved barberry bushes. On tbe -western steps aro groat piles of snow made by Architect Clark's men in clearing the wnys, and on the eastern steps of the House side are other piles nearly as large.

Tho Senate has been favored by Providence and the north wind and its steps were swept nearly clean when tbo storm ceased. ALONGSIDE THE MIOHTT EDIFICE. Tho snow Is blown In heaps in the angles of the plaza west and south and winds in white lines alongside tne mighty edifice up to to tho baso of tho dome. There it ceases. The bases of tho groups of War and Peace at tho grand entrance aro heaped with sno and snow has blown in at the foot ot the columns there and coven the broad steps.

The wooden shanty thnt covers Crawford's statu of the Father of Hi3 Country beara its load, while on each snio the great ura3 stand ginnt's chalices, tipped with foam. On the Potomac from Georgetown to Bnena Vista and below tho ice was dotted with groups of skaters, most of them unmindful of the picturesqifo view there presented by the snow-covered shipping, by tho Long Bridge with a train just steaming across, by the Virginia hills falling away in strong lines beyond, and last by themselves, the center or Interest to man, the egotist. Every style of costume, sfcato. and sled wa3 represented in the crowds and nearly all grades of skill In skating, though very little of artistic display was attempted because of the roughness of tho ice. Thero were a dozen rude shifts for Iceboats and thoy sped full sail "Tlown tho river at a driving pace before a strong west wind.

PATCHES OF OLEA3IING SNOW. In the midst of the excursion and regular Hue steamers a feature was the long, rakish black hulk of a coasting schooner from which rose three lofty masts with their net work of ropes nnd patches of snow gleaming from sheltered lodging places. Above theNorfolfc, at her wharf, ran along the snowy bank the delicato threadlike tracery of smaller sailing cralt. A somewhat similar scene was presented at Georgetown and again nt tho navy yard. At the latter point an awkward, uncouth looking object "was the dredging-boat frozen fnst to the opposite side.

The snow la in sheets nnd mound3 about the navy yard; in heaps on the gun factory and other roofs. And in the background hero are the snow-clad Anacostia hills, with St. Elizabeth's snow covered roofs. Tho wildest, most startling, and mo3t rarely seen effects, are along thn Rock Creek Valley; where tno steep hill sides show grear gorges filied twenty feet deep beside projecting knolls blown bare. Tho falls below the Massachusetts avenue bridge present a study of tho curious forms flowing water can take at tbe hands of the Frost King.

Nothing moro attractive to tho sight-seer could be found than tbe busy scenes where gangs of men were shoveling out the stalled milk wagons, and streets cars, and the railway trains. The growing mounds of snow piled twenty feet high, the sheer walla sometimes over ten feet deep, the cars with snow still clinging almost to tbo roof, and the busy workmen sending the whito snow flying, made pictures raro in this latitude. A point worth a far visit is the Great Falls of tho Potomac. Tho fun of the blizzard fairly began Saturday night with the broad moonlight that flooded tho city The temperature rose to an endurable point and sleighs were in demand. Every young man who failed to appreciate the conditions Saturday night was yesterday given an opporunity by his be girl to "catch.

on," and jingle of bella filled the evening air. On her lover's arm she leant. Round her waist she felt It fold; Out across the world they went In that new way which is the old. He drove largely with one hand and sometimes with his teeth. If tho promised rain comes there will be no sleighing to-night.

A FULL REPORT: How Young Mr. Docket's Parting Instructions Were Carried Out to the Letter. When young Docket went down to Washington to argue a case before the supreme court ho left instructions with his ofilco boy to take a list of the names of all tho people who called during his absence and their business On coming into the ofilco the next morning he found the following interesting memorandum on his desk: Century Co. called. Man called on personal 5sines3.

Large, thin, gray sideboards, bad teeth, patent-leather shoes, long striped pants, turned up nt the end. Snid later ho had somo very good books to sell me, but I told him I was deaf and dumb. Hero comes Mr. Jenkins at just exactly 12:45. Ho camo in and saidr "Is Mr.

Docket in?" ''No. sir," said I. "Well, how is things?" "Well." said "they're as good as can be expected." He admired tho pictures nnd commented on the long, thin legs nnd things in general, just like a critic. "Well, I must bo going now," he said. I said "Good-day." And he said it was, and ho hoped tho "weather would keep like this next month.

He said he would call at 10 Wednesday. Mr. Hawloy came in nnd took a sent and showed me a new patent arrangement he had just bought, and asked me if I thought he got stuck on it. It was pretty slippery, and I don't think he did, for ho lot it fall. Ho went away and said ho would call again.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Whv, howdy do, Mr. Miller?" (He just camo in. 2:59.) "When is my caso on?" (Smithers vs. Ferri3. ain't it?) says he.

"Next week, first Friday," says I. Then he says I should tell you that when you como down town again you should stop in and see him. I nm going over to Miss Ribbon's now. Just got back from the typewriter's. Tho woman you bought a dozen cakes of soap of last week camo in and wanted to sell you somo more.

But I told her she must think we eat soap here. A gentleman called to see about putting up a Louis XI hat rack. But I advised him he would do bettor to get something moro np to date. A clerk from the ofilco of Coats, Evans Tracov called. This" is what he said: "Isn't Mr.

Docket in? Oh, dear! he's a pretty hard man to find, ain't he?" "Oh. noi" says "I can always find him when I want him." He said if he could see you a minute he would bo happy. That's nil. and I call It a pretty good day'a work for $3 a week. I'm going homo as soon as I got my overcoat on.

Yours respectfully, Johnnt Short. Pack. Men's All-wo I I 1 Of several hundred of these there are only forty-eight left some ot them were 3IL73 -All are strictly all wool they -will all be gone by 7 o'clock thta evening so about face for- ward march if you want 'em Meifs All-woo an Two hundred pairs still un- sold. Ihey are strictly all- wool $1.0 doesn't represent the cost of making but from the "Appraisers Valuation" there is no appeal so take 'cm-but you must bo quick by 7 o'clock this evening the entire lot will have "meltod away" under the warm ap-- probation of eacer buyers aa melts the enow under tho warm rays of the noonday sua- Victor Adler's GrBat Fire Sale, 927, 929 7th St, Corner Massachusetts Avenue tOpen Evenings till 7. $1.00 A PAIR In order to close out our Shoa business we're doing' some remarkable price cutting.

Values and styles havo not been resnected. As an Instance Men's Shoes that sold for3. $it and 35 have been reduced to SI a pair. These are mostly and widths. Bargains just as inviting for women and cnildren Never such, a shoe-buying opportunity.

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