LOCAL MENTION.

AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT.

Academy."The Choir Boy of St. Mary's,"8 p.mChase's.Mr. Geo. Wilson and polite

vaudeville. 8:1a p.m.Columbia.David Warfleld In "The Auc¬

tioneer," 8:15 p.m.Empire."The Price of Honor," 8 p.m.Kernan's."Night on Broadway," 8:16 p.m.Lafayette.Isabel Irving In "The Crisis,"

8:15 p m.

National."The Rogers Brothers In Lon¬don," 8:15 p.m.

EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Norfolk for Fortress Monroeand Norfolk at 0:30 p.m.Steamer Estelle Randall for Glymont and

Intermediate landings at 9 a.m.

A Capital Smoke.THE HENRY GEORGE 5-cent Cigar.

Coal $..65 Per Ton."We have a special lot of anthracite free

from slate, guaranteed to give entire satis¬faction for latrobes and ranges. Jno. Moran& Co. Main office, 2120 Pa. ave.; vard, 20thand K n.w.

Sonny Reagan of 1007 E street south¬west forfeited ti in the United States branchof the Police Court this morning on acharge of assault and battery filed on com-plaint of Bradley Young:.

Tree Toys. J Jay Gould. 421 l»th.

For best Photos, Kemethy's, 1109 Pa. ave.

Gt« Radiator*. Oil Heaters.Full stock; best majcji; bottom prices.

616 12th st. Muddiman & Co. 1204 G.

Drill It Kenny's Teas and Coffees.Highest quality.Lowest pi ices.

Prompt deliveries. 00 Stores.

J. H. Baker, thirty-two years old. livingat it.. ttth street southwest, took a dose oflaudanum last night by mistake. Ho wentat once to the Emergency Hospital fortreatment. He returned home in a shorttime.

Artificial Wreaths of Flowers for sale atSchmid's, 712 12th st.

Gas Heaters for $1.25 to $9.50.A. Eberly's Sons, 718 7th n.w.

Robert Strothers, colored, who fiad a fitand fell from a wagon yesterday morningon Lincoln avenue, died about 8:30 o'clockin the afternoon. Strothers was fifty yearsold and lived at 2006 Columbia terraceHis death occurred at Freedmen's Hospitalwhere he was taken by the police. Thenecessary death certificate was given

A Cigar You Will Tell Your Friendsabout-GENERAL ARTHUR.10 cents.

CITY AND DISTRICT.The Commissioners have received a com¬

munication from Charles F. Keefer of®31fi2d street southeast, in which he sugg^s'sthat the District authorities endeavor tohave the act of Congress referring to thechanges of the entrance of steam rail¬roads into this city changed so that jt^!l. require the railroad companies to useonly electrical locomotives. Mr. Keeforsays this will be the easiest way to ridportions of the city of smoke.

Tlte Commissioners have granted the re¬quest of the Brightwood Park Ctizans' As¬sociation and have ordered trees plantedas follows: One on Flint street betweenBrightwood avenue and 9th street; four on9th street between Erie and Flint streets,and two on 7th street between Erie andFlint.

Mrs. Ellen Gardner, the elderly womanwho made an effort to Jump overboard atthe 11th street wharf yesterday, as statedIn yesterday's Star, was declared insaneby the police surgeons. Sanitary OfficerFrank sent her to the asylum for treatment.

Byron S. Adams, Printer, 512 11th st.Wedding invitations engraved or printed

In a correct manner and at lowest prices .Advertisement.

Mr. Driver to Celebrate Anniversary.Invitations have been issued to the friends

of Mr. George W. Driver to help him' cele¬brate the. forty-first anniversary of hisentrance to the business world of the na¬tional capital. Mr. Driver enjoys the dis¬tinction of being the oldest restaurateur incontinuous business in the District. He hasa host of friends among the best-knownmen of the country, and he has lnvl'edthem to be his guests tomorrow, the anni¬versary day. A collation will be servedfrom 1 to 10 p.m.

Royal Blue Line Route via B. & 0. R.R.to Philadelphia and New York. Trainscomposed of Pullman parlor cars and ele¬gant coaches, with smoking rooms, exceptRoyal Limited leaving Washington at 8 00p.m daily, which is an all-Pullman trainSplendid service, quick time and promptarrival is what the public say of thesetrains..Advt.

Monument to Confederate Deed.The survivors of the confederate army

and the ladles of the confederate societiesof Louisa county, Va.. have been trying forpeveral months past to raise funds for theerection of a monument to the memory ofthe soldiers of the county, who fell duringthe war between the states. The fund al¬ready collected amounts to a little morethan J.'.'XKt and plans for the monument areto be prepared at once. It will be erected atLouisa court house with appropriate cere¬monies, It Is stated, some time In the latterpart of the coming year.

Address at Masonic Temple SundayEvening. Dec. IS. by Prof. W. W Prescotteditor of Seventh Day Adventlst Churchpaper. Subject, "Prophecies Concerning theLast Generation.".Advt.

Joint Meeting of Hearst Clubs.President P. H. Shugrue and Secretary T.

J. Costell-j of the Hearst Democratic Club,No. 2, by direction of that organization,called on President Mayo C. Mitchell ofHearst Club No. 1 last night at the head¬quarters of the latter body, 828 7th streetsoutheast, and made arrangements forholding a Joint meeting of all the localHearst clubs. It was also agreed at theconference to establish other clubs inWashington in the Interest of Mr ilecrst'ecandidacy for the presidential nomination.

Small's Christmas Floral Novelties.Latest New York novelties. 14th and G.

Washington; Waldorf-Astoria and 1U.3Broadway, New York.Advt.

Tug Chartered as Tender.The tug M. Mitchell Davis of the fleet of

A. J. 'l'aj'lur A Bro. of this city has beenChartered by the Rlltenhouso-Moore Dredg¬ing Company for a term of several monthsand the vessel has been turned over tothem. She will be employed as a tender tothe dredging machines employed In deep¬ening the channels about Newport Newsand on other contracts of her charterers.

$1.25 To Baltimore and Return SI.25Via tb? Pennsylvania railroad. Tickets

on sale Saturday and Sunday, limited forreturn t<> last train leaving Baltimore Sun¬day night; icood on all trains except Con¬gressional Limited.-Advt.

At Winter Anchorage.Ail the larger boats of the Capital Yacht

Club, wliich are l>erthed in the harbor offthe foot of 10th street during the summer,were taken a day or two ago to their win¬ter anchorage In the tidal basin, wherethey are sheltered from the iee. The ves¬

sels will remain In the basin until aboutMarch 1. when -they will be brought outand made ready for spring and summercruising. In the fleet are the St. Charles,Clcons. Culprit. Fay. Mlat and several other

CREATES NEW OFFICEBILL PROVIDING FOR SUPERIN¬TENDENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Commissioners Make Argument in Support of Measure.Result

of Experience.

Upon the recommendation of Commission¬er Macfarland the District authorities todayforwarded to the chairmen of the Senateand House committees on the District ofColumbia the draft of a bill providing fora superintendent of the Are department ofthe District, with the request that it beintroduced and favorably acted upon duringthe present session.In his letter accompanying the bill Mr.

Macfarland states that the experience ofthe Commissioners satisfies them that thehead of the fire department should be an

executive officer only, and that this bill, ifcnacted, would materially promote the ef¬ficiency of that branch of the District gov¬ernment. He states that it is in harmonywith the practice of a number of large cities ]in this country, and the adoption of theprinciple here would not be an innovation,but substantially a reversion to a systemformerly in vogue by which the administra¬tive supervision of tlie fire department wasvested in a board of fire commissioners.Confers Authority for Appointment.The bill provides that the Commissioners

be authorized and directed to appoint a

superintendent of the Are department of theDistrict of Columbia, at a salary of $3,000per annum, who shall, subject to the direc¬tion of the Commissioners, have administra¬tive supervision over the affairs of the firedepartment. Before entering on his dutiesas such he shall take and file with saidCommlsslcnets an oath of office to faithfullyperform said duties, and give such bondfor the faithful performance of said dutiesas the Commissioners may require and ap¬prove.A sum sufficient to pay the salary of the

superintendent from the date of his ap¬pointment during the fiscal year endingJune 30, 1904. and also for the fiscal yearending June .'iO. 1903, is hereby appropriatedout of any moneys in the treasury not oth¬erwise appropriated and out of the revenuesof the District of Columbia in equal parts.Section 2 provides that the provisions of sec¬

tion 4 of "An act relating to the metropoli¬tan police of the District of Columbia," ap¬proved February 23, 1901, for the relief ofthe chief engineer of the fire department incase of his retirement as provided by law,and the relief of his widow and children incase of his death, are hereby made applica¬ble to the other officers of said departmentof and above the rank of foreman, and theirwidows and children; and the provisions oflaw for the relief o{ widows of officers andother members of the police and fire depart¬ments are hereby made applicable to thedependent mothers of such officers and mem¬bers, as the case may be, deceased, undercircumstances similar to those which entitlewidows to such relief.

SONGS OF A NATION.

The Lyric Element in American His¬tory Topic of a Paper.

"The Lyric Element in American History"is the subject of a paper that Is to be readby Mr. A. R. SpofTord before the ColumbiaHistorical Society at the next meeting,which will be held Monday evening In thebanquet hall of the Slioreham Hotel. Therich and Interesting materials afforded bjthe songs and ballads of political cam¬

paigns, as well as those of war periods,have been somewliat neglected. Mr. Spof¬ford will bring out the humorous as well astho patriotic element, which Is found inthese expressions of national feeling atperiods when the current of public opinionran in stronger currents than Is normallythe case.

Gifts for Friends Out of Townmay be safely Intrusted to L'nion Trust &Storage Co. for pat king and shipment. Rea¬sonable rates. Main office, 1414 F .n.w..Advertisement.

Complaint Against Railway Cars.The Commissioners today received an ad¬

ditional complaint relative to the transpoi-tation facilities furnished by the ColumbiaRailroad Company, operating on H streetnortheast, In the form of a petition signedby W. G. Fowler and other residents in thevicinity of Kendall Green, who protestagainst the style of cars operated on theline mentioned. In an indorsement on thepetition Commissioner Biddle recommendsthat the complaint be considered with theone received a day or two ago from theNortheast Washington Citizens' Associa¬tion. and which has been sent to the cor¬poration counsel to determine whether theCommissioners have authority to order achange In the style of street cars.

You Get the Best "When "Old Braddock"Maryland Rye Is what your order stipulates.It's the most perfect type of rye whiskey.Sold by leading dealers. Ask for "Braddock.".Advertisement.

Alleges Inaccessibility.Emma H. Adams of 937 N street north¬

west recently wrote the Commissioners re¬questing that orders be given for the re¬moval of ashes and other refuse from herpremises, and complaining that the garbagecollector seems to have forgotten her. Thematter was Investigated by Warner Stutler,superintendent of the street cleaning de¬partment, who reports that the reason theashes and garbage have not been removedfrom the writer's premises is because thematerial Is not accessible to the collectors.The collectors, It Is stated, have to passthrough a shed gate In order to collect therefuse, and this gate has been kept lockedon the Inside during the hours when thegarbage men have called to collect the ma¬terial. Mr. Stutler suggests that Mrs.Adams make provision so that the col¬lectors can gain access to the premises.

For Holiday Gifts Velati'spure, delicious Caramels. Chocolates andBonbons, packed In fancy boxes and bas¬kets. are especially acceptable. Made freshevery day. Velati's, tfiio 9th »t. n.w..Advt.

Presents "Chimes of Normandy."Before an audience that filled the large I

hall at the National Rifles' Armory theWashington Opera Club presented Tuesdayevening Planquette's "Chimes of Nor¬mandy." for the benefit of the PatrioticDaughters of America.The opera club sang this opera two sea¬

sons ago and made quite a hit, but thislast performance was said to surpass theformer one. The characters were well rep¬resented by the members of the club, andthe directors. Messrs. Saltsman and DeFord, were commended for their work ofpreparing for the presentation.Miss Etta Wilson appeared as Germaine,

greatly pleasing the audience. Miss Collins,as Serpolette. did well In her part. Hervoice has a wide range and is very firm.Mr Harry Stevens sang the part of thefisherman. Grenlcheux. which he has repre¬sented with the club before. His singingand acting were good.Among others who took part, besides the

choruses, were Mr. W. Birch, as the mar¬quise: Mr. Ecloff, as the miser; Mr. J. W.fv.lnter. Mr. Burdette and Mies Garllnger.The club sang last night at the Soldiers'Home, and Friday they will sing for theinmates of the Government Hospital forthe Insane.

QuaMty Is what makes price. If Burnett'sVanilla Extract was n. better than otherextracts its price would be the same..Advt.

Ducks Seen in Large Numbers.The officers of the Randall line steamer

Wakefield, which arrived In port from thelower river last night, report laving seenmore wild ducks on the river yes'.erday thanhave be^n noticed at any time before thisseason. In the reach between MathlasPoint and Lower Cedar Point lighthousehundreds of Che ducks covered the surfacSof the river, and many were noticed off themouth of Pohlck creek and at » point not.far from Gunston wharf.

IN ANNUAL SESSION.

District Library Association Elects Of¬ficers for Ensuing Tear.

Only twenty-one members presentedthemselves Inst evening at the annualmeeting of the Library Association of theDistrict of Columbia. The principal busi¬ness was the election of officers, which re¬

sulted as follows. President, Thorvald Sol-berg. register of copyrights. Library ofCongress; first vice president. Miss Jo¬sephine A. Clark, librarian, Department ofAgriculture; second view president, Mr. Ed¬ward Farquhar, patent office library; sec¬

retary, Robert K. Shaw, Library of Con¬gress (re-elected). Mr. T. L. Cole, treas¬urer, having declined re-election, the officewas tendered to Mr. William S. Burns.The vacancies In the membership of the

executive committee were filled by theelection of Mr. T. W. Koch, Library ofCongress; Mr. E. L Burchard, geologicalsurvey, and Col. Flint, Public Library. Ow¬ing to the small number in attendance, thematter of memorabilia relating to the lateHenry Carrington Bolton was postponedtill the January meeting.The secretary's report showed a mem¬

bership of 18C, and that of the treasurerindicated a substantial balance to thecredit of the association.

SECOND ARMY CORPS

Association Last Night Addressed byGen. John R. Brooke.

The 2d Army Corps Association met at

the Shoreham Hotel last evening, the presi¬dent, Gen. Shallenberger, In the chair.After the usual business had been dispatch¬ed Gen. John R. Brooke, who was presentby invitation, addressed the association Ina very entertaining way, giving personalreminiscences of his army service duringthe civil war and the Indian wars. Thestory of his civil and military administra¬tion in Porto Rico and Cuba was partic¬ularly interesting and highly enjoyed bythe comrades present.Following the address of Gen. Brooke

remarks were made by the president andMessrs. Charles Lyman, William P. Sevillt.A. N. Nickerson and several others.The report of the treasurer showed the

association to be in healthy condition, withall debts paid and a balance In the treas¬ury. The annual meeting for the electionof officers will occur the 13th of January.

AMUSEMENTS.

"Her Marriage Vow."The sensational comedy drama, "Her

Marriage Vow," which will be presented at

the Academy next Monday, is said to havescored a well-merited success. More thanusual Interest attaches to this pro¬duction on the part of the admirers of therealistic by the promise of one of the great¬est novelties ever woven In a sensationalcomedy drama. This promise is fulfilledby two pract.cal trains of cars, that passeach other at great speed In full view ofthe audience.

Symphony Concert.The first Washington Symphony concert

will occur tomorrow afternoon at the La¬fayette Theater. Mme. Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, the pianist, is expected to arriveIn Washington either this afternoon or to¬night.

For Your Catholic Friend.If you want to select an Xmas gift which

is sure to please call at the Catholic 8tore,Wm. J. Gallery & Co., 1010 F st. n.w..Adv.

Kappa Chapter Gives Smoker.Kappa Chapter of the Phi Chi Fraternity

of the Medical School of the GeorgetownUniversity gave a smoker Tuesday evening-at Rauscher's. The membership attendeden musse, and an enjoyable evening was

saent.Following an elaborate repast the toast-

master. Mr. F. Leo Quigley, delivered ashort talk. In which he explained the pur¬pose of the society. Mr. W. F. Hough reada paper on "Lobar Pneumonia," followingwhich Mr. R. J. Green sang a baritone solo.The other speakers were Dr. George M.ICober. dean of the medical school; Dr.Joseph T. Johnson, Dr. George T. VaughnDr. Frank Baker and Dr. G. L. Magruder.w' ?' £olllns rendered a piano solo andMr. H. J. Green sang "The Palms."The list of those in attendance follows-D"; George Kober, Joseph Taber John¬

son, George T. Vaughan, 8. S. Adams, O. LMagruder. Prank Baker, I. W. Blackburn,E. B. Behrend, T. N. Vincent, E. W Rels-lnger. M D'Arcy Magee. J. S. Wall, J. aODonoghue. W. M. Barton, R. 8. Black¬burn. L. B. T. Johnson, F. I, Bisooe. White,?J?r, f*,"® aTndrA- F' Hoi'kins. Messrs. F.Leo Quigley, J. J. McCormick. J. F. Hilton,W. F. Hough, G. A. Llnneham, De HavenSharp M I. Shea, T. F. Welch, F. W. Ro-maln. J. F. Briscoe, J. H. Collins, J. F Con-w m «

C" 1 Griffin. R- J. Green,f'TM.Hunter; J- M Monahan, M. J. Ready£ R<rgan> J- v- Reill.v, W. E. Ro ers CR. Sheridan, R. Y. Sullivan, J. w. WatsonCooney and Biestel. "aison.

$1.25 to Baltimore and Return EverySaturday and Sunday, via B. & O. R RAil trains, both ways, both days, except

leavIllS Washington 3 andBaltimore i :5o p.m..Advt.

Money to lend at 4. 3 and 6 per cent onreal estate. Frank T. Rawlings. 1506 Pa. ave.Advertisement.

Philosophy of Augustine.At the weekly meeting of the Society for

Philosophical Inquiry, held at the Colum¬bian I nlversity Tuesday afternoon at 4:30o'clock, the philosophy of St. Augustinewae discussed by Rev. Frank Sewall, Mr.Edward S. Steele, Prof. William M. Cole¬man, Dr. Edward Farquhar, Prof. Gcorxo

^jymond. Dr. J. Macbride Sterrett anilDr. Frank H. Blgelow. At the meeting tobe held Tuesday, December 18, at 4:20 p m.at the Columbian University, Rev. FrankSewall will present a paper on Plotintis

Important Notica.The Seaboard Air Line Railway is now

running through sleeping cars to TampaFla on both of their dally trains, leavingW ashington at 10:46 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ticketoffice. 1421 Pa. ave..Advt.

Deficiency Estimates for Militia.The Commissioners have received from

Brig. Gen. George H. Harries of tho Dis¬trict of Columbia militia the following de¬ficiency estimates for transmission to theSecretary of the Treasury:"For rent of rifle range for service of the

fiscal year 1898, $250; to reimburse theWashington Market Company for furnish¬ing and putting in place 1,072 lockers in thenew armory quarters over Center marketfor service of the fiscal year 1888, $2,847.20;to reimburse the Washington Market Com¬pany for repairs to quarters vacated by theNational Guard of the District of Columbia,after being used for armory purposes, forservice of the fiscal year 1896, $800."The estimates have been referred by Com¬

missioner West to Auditor Garrison. Mr.Garrison in an opinion submitted the otherday relative to deficits of past years, statodthat a private relief act is the only mean*by which the money may be secured toreimburse the Washington Market Com¬pany In this case, since the appropriationhas been refused by Congress after beingpresented by the Secretary of the Treasury.

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NOW DP TO CONGRESSWORK ON WAS tCODLEGE TEMPO¬

RARILY SWSWNDED.

Awaiting Action UponfRequest for In¬

creased Limit-of Cost.FundsAre Inujleqp&te.

Operations on the Wa* College buildingat Washington barracks have been sus-

pendcd. pending action by Congress on therequest for an increased tfmit of cost, thebuilding having procrraeped to the pointwhere further work Is Impossible withouthaving that question settled.It is explained that when it was decided

to auk Congress for authority to erect aWar College building In the flrst InstanceIt was necessary to make some sort of es¬timate without any study of the subjectwhatever. Under those circumstances

| $400,000 was asked for, It being, thought atthat time that that sum would be sufficientfor the War College Itself and a few setsof quarters for the more prominent officersconnected with it. After the building wasauthorized, however, and the requirements

| of a War College bulldlrtg came to bestudied In detail, it was discovered thatthe 1400.000 was not really sufficient for thebuilding itself.When these requirements were placed be-

fore the architects, and they produced their~

Preliminary plans, Involving aamount of architectural treat-

i' k n?!as found tl»*t the plans calledMmnm" « ^£ich would have cost fromJ*.'.? l° W.000,000. That amount was

amanifestly beyond the limit, so

IevlsIon was made, the requlre-flcor space cut down to a mini-

[ pi." Shc* Si."',o . i*rtec")'

Cost Under Present PlanaThe plans as they now stand will require

about $000,000 for the building proper and

11100,000 for an external power plant and forthe approaches, in that connection thefact that the United States has acceptedthe statue of Frederick the Great and de¬cided to emplace It in the War Collegegrounds was given due consideration. It

V5. Vuryw Probable that from timeto time it might be desirable to erect stat¬ues of other military leaders, including

?ur °wn country. The question ofproperly locating the statue or statues withreference to the building had, therefore, to

Idered. The plan finally .tdoptedprovides pedestals for six statues along theterrace which forms a part of the ap¬proaches to the building, and also a partof the road and sidewalk syste.-n of the res-ervation. It was thought that the erectionor statues of men such as Frederick theCireat, whose genius has marked epochs InWo» o *?fy of. rn'I]tary art. In front of theWar College building would be peculiarlyappropriate.

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Building of Simple Design.The plans as adopted call for a brick

building of very simple design, trimmedwith limestone; with a broad terrace infront, from the center of which the mainsteps rise to the front entrance. Along thefront or north edge of the terrace are ar¬ranged the six pedestals, on one of which.It is tliought, the status of Frederick ih»Great can be properly placed. On eitherside or the main entrance steps is a spacewhere statues of our own military leaderscould appropriately, be pla-ed In due sta-syn. If the six pedestals be reserved forepoch-making genlUHes. the entire past andmuch of the future will J»e amply providedAll of the work involved In tiie War Col¬

lege building proper and the grounds endapproaches thereto. It Is estimated willcost about $700,000. and Congress has beenesked to authorize this increased limit ofcost. Bv direction of the Secretary ofwar, operations have been suspended pend-ing acUon by Congress.

The Finest Flowers That Grow.Gude's American Beauthwmerit their

reputation. Beautiful, fragrant. 11KJ4 FAdvertisement.

Small Appropriations.The Columbia Heights Citizens' Associa¬

tion, which recently forwarded to the Com¬missioners a resolution urging the plantingOi shade trees on both Sides of Shermanavenue, will be informed, in accordancewith a recommendation by Colonel Blddle,Engineer Commissioner, that the engineer'soffice Is very desirous of extending the treeservice to streets not already supplied withtrees as fast as possible, but that theannual appropriations for trees are so smallthat they are barely sufficient to care fortrees already planted, leaving but a small

f°r tlle Planting of new trees. AnfiT v?,?al amount has been asked for Inthe bill now before Congress, and it IskPP. Lhat an adequate amount may be

obtained, so that needed plantings can be

Objects to Railway on L Street.Richard G. Park, the owner of the Lenox

apartment house, has written to the Com¬missioners protesting against the construc¬tion and operation of the Great Falls andOld Dominion railroad on L street betweenl»th and 16th streets northwest, as contem-

a b"' which, It Is stated, Is to bepresented to Congress. In accordance witha recommendation of Colonel Blddle thelE'tfr be informed that if the bill mentloned is referred to the Commissioners forreport a public hearing will be Ranted sothat all persons interested may have'anraTS&S"""

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TelephooeDirectory

(Midwinter Uaue.)Will go to press

December 26.To secure listings, con¬

tracts should be made priorto that date.

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VEKDICT OF GUILTY., *

Guy Harris Under Charge of Violationof Lav.

A Jury hi Judge Scott's branch of thePolice Court late yesterday afternoon re¬turned a verdict of guilty against Guy C.Harris, a young man engaged in the con¬fectionery business, on a charge of violat¬ing a clause in the criminal statutes. At¬torney L. A. Bailey, counsel for the defend¬ant, gave notice of his intention to apply tothe Court of Appeals for a writ of error.Harris is a liberty under bonds pendingfurther disposition of the case. - - -

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The charge was filed against Harris oncomplaint of his wife, from whom he isseparated'

Omega Oil for Rheumatism, Price 10c.Costs so little you can afford to try It..Advt.

Garrison Officers Chosen.Officers of D. D. Porter Garrison, No. 6,

Army and Navy Union, were recently elect¬ed, as "follows:* Commander, James Camp¬bell; senior vice commander, AlexanderSchriver; junior vice commander, MichaelBurkhart; adjutant, Charles P. Clagett;paymaster and quartermaster, William H.Coulter; officer of the day, James Stillwell;officer of the guard, John T. Church; officerof the watch, John Ash; chaplain, Fred M.Woodson.

New Southeast Station.\ branch offlco for the receipt of EveningStar advertisements has been established in

connection with the new Postal Telegraphoffice In Bradley's drug store, corner Sthand E streets southeast.Advertisements will be accepted at the

regular rates and sent Immediately toThe Star office without additional charge.

Annual Election of Officers.U. 8. Grant Circle, No. 1, Ladies of the

Grand Army of the Republic, held its an¬nual meeting Tuesday evening at G. A. R.Hall, when the following officers were elect¬ed: President, Mrs. Emma E. Holbrook(unanimously); senior vice president, Mrs.Dell F. Wright; junior vice president, Mrs.Emma J. Kesiler; chaplain. Mrs. 8arah C.Turnbull; treasurer, Mrs. Belle H. Gibson;conductor, Mrs. Alice Burgess; guard, Mrs.Rosa Noske; delegates to national encamp¬ment, the president, Mrs. Fannie M. Page;alternate, Mrs. Laura A. Lemon. This or¬ganization is reported to be rapidly grow¬ing.. It is not auxiliary to, but is a part ofthe Grand Army of the Republic.

CITY ITEMS.Delicate Fabrics Are Never Injured

when cleaning is executed at Anton Fisch¬er's, 906 G st. Send your fine gowns, wraps,etc., there when they require "refreshing."Reasonable rates. 'Phone 1442 for wagon. It

The Best Materials.The Best Brewingprocess combine In making Nat. Cap. Brew¬ing Co.'s "Muenchener" a perfect dirk beer.'Phone 222 for case. 2 doz., $1.26, delivered.lt

Henry Hammond, charged with operatinghis automobile at an excessive rate of speedon Pennsylvania avenue, forfeited $20 col¬lateral In the Police Court today.

Geo. W. Driver's Bar is Justly Cele¬brated for the finest liquors, wines andcigars. 605 Pa. ave. nol7-t,th,s,tf

Oils Cure Cancer.All forms of cancer and tumor. Internal

and external, cured by soothing, balmy o'.l,and without pain or disfigurement. No ex¬periment, but successfully used ten years.Write to the home office of the originatorfor free book.Dr. D. M. Bye Co., Drawer505, Dept. 8, Indianapolis, Ind.de3-tu,th,s

Ask for John G. Meinberg's Breadif you want bread that's genuinely good.Made with greatest care of finest materials.Any grocer can supply you. Order a loaf totry. Bakery, 716 11th s.e. 'Phone 2278. It

Order Havenner's" Saltine Biscuits,Reception Flakes and English Fruit Cakeif you want the best. Always fresh and de¬licious. Packed in "Aertlte" packages, whichkeep them in perfect condition. Used in thebest homes. Your grocer has them. It

Henry Benchart, twenty-two years old, of627 C street southwest, was knocked downby an express wagon about 5 o'clock yes¬terday afternoon near Maryland avenue and

street. He was only slightly hurt andwas not In need of hospital treatment.

Driver's -Favorite Union Label,Long Havana filler, best 5c. cigar obtain¬able. Geo. W. Driver's, 605 Pa. ave.nol7-t,tb,s.tf

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AMUSEMENTS.

iLMmiiinriE0^Dec. Ill, 4:15--Afternoon.

WashJoglooSymphony Orchestra.

REGINALD DE K0VEN, Conductor.BLOOMFIELD ZEISLEH, Soloist.

Tickets, 50c. to $2.00.AT THEATER. DHOOP'9 AMD SMITH'S.

dea,4,T,8,9,10-7t-31

TONIGHT AND .IX NIU.

The Choir Boy ofSt. Mary's.

Th« cast loelnda* HIM WCTA MORRIBaad MASTER LOBES GRIMM.

AMUSEMENTS.

Polite Vaudeville. Dally Mat.. 25c.; Evening, 23& 50c. Mr. Goo. Wilson. the Minstrel Star. IJl-llan Burkbart * Co.. In tlie dnlnty comedietta. "AStrenuous Daley." The Four WeUooa. Europe'sFamous Flying King Performers. Bert Howard AI*ona Bland. In "A Strange Boy." Avery Stra-koscb, Prim* Donna. Bertie rowier, the Merry Mon¬ologue Maid. Three Sisters Kelcer, EccentricDancers. Vltagraph Motion Views of Don Quixote.N*xt Week.Glrard * Gardner. Mldgley * Carlisle,Waterbury Bros, A Tenny, Ac. deT-fit-SO

[l&if&wotiAll This Week. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday

OPERAHoisa

ITHE CRISIS

PRICES DURING THIS ENGAGEMENT:11.00, $1.00, 78c., 50c. and 2Bc.

Next Week.DAVID HARUM, at popular prices.de7-8t-20

Columbia Theater.Sunday Evening, Dec. 113,

at 8.ORCIIESTRM, SELECTIONS AND

R068L\"1'8 STABAT MATER,Grand Sacred Concert,Under the auspices of the Carroll Institute,

By the

Washington]Symphony

Orchestra,Reginafld De Koven,

Conductor,Aud the

Carroll Institute Choir.Directess, Mrs. CLARA BAKER SMITH.

are. (Droop's Music House). SundayTheater. It

TONIGHT AtMAT. SAT. AT 3.

Tbe only theater in Washington offering exclu¬sively American and foreign stars of the flrat rank.

Klaw and Erlanger Present

PRICES,60c.,75c.,*1.00AND$1.50.

TheRogers Brothers

Ua

no.Entertainers.110

week. Seats Now on Sale,

Virginia EarlOPERA CO., in theNew Military Light Opera,

SERGEANT KITTY.R. H. BURNSIDE, Librettist; A. BALDWIN

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Evening Entertainment,THURSDAY, DEC. 10. TABLEAUX.

FRIDAY. DEO. 11. DRAMATIC.And Trick Dogs Yankee and Dixie.

ADMISSION. 10c. 8 P.M.de!0-2t*

COLUMBIA Leaning Theater.

ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY. EVENINGS AT 8:15PRICES: 25c., 50c.. 75c., $1.00 and $1.50.

DAVID BELASCO Presents

WARFIELDIN

The Auctioneer.LA.3T TIME IN THIS PLAY.

NEXT WEEK-SEATS SELLING,

Alice FischerIn LEO DITRICHSTEIN S Comedy,

661

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Direct from the Bijou Theater, New York.

Burton tioflirnes LEC¬TURES.

TUESDAY AT 4:15. I views'1LAST LECTURE, I . MotionALASKA II.The Klondike. | PIcturea.

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Miss Wilson Announces the Appearance of

flinnie. HeltaAND HER CONCERT COMPANY,National Theater,

Tuesday Afternoon, Dec. 115.4:16 O'CLOCK,

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WITH CYRIL TYLER. FAMOUS LYRIC TENOR.

Next Week."NEW YORK DAY BY DAY."de7-5t-15

KERNAN'S Hall thisWEEKMATINEES DAILY.

Harry Morris*

Night on BroadwayHARRY MORRIS AS HENRY FLIEDER.

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